JBO Setting New Records

Lihong V. Wang

doi:10.1117/1.JBO.17.2.020101

9 March 2012 JBO Setting New Records

Lihong V. Wang

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Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 17, Issue 2, 020101 (March 2012). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.17.2.020101

Abstract

2011 was another record year for JBO. The number of manuscript submissions reached nearly 750. The impact factor leaped to 3.188, with the 5-year combined impact factor at 3.659. The publication frequency changed to monthly starting in January. The manuscript review cycles have been shortened considerably without sacrificing quality of review. JBO is deeply indebted to the authors, reviewers, and editorial board members for their contributions to such marvelous achievements.

I thank the following guest editors for their tireless efforts in editing the following special sections:

1. Pioneers in Biomedical Optics: Michael Feld (January 2011) Guest editors: Ramachandra Dasari, Rebecca Richards-Kortum, and Andrew Berger¹^,²
2. Coherent Raman Imaging Techniques and Biomedical Applications (February 2011) Guest editors: Eric O. Potma, Ji-Xin Cheng, and X. Sunney Xie³
3. Photonics and Nanotechnology in Biophysics and Biomedical Research (May 2011) Guest editors: Bahman Anvari, Raoul Kopelman, and Luke P. Lee⁴
4. Hard-Tissue Optics and Related Methods (July 2011) Guest editors: Daniel Fried, Andreas Mandelis, and Michael Morris⁵

I appreciate the following authors’ contributions of insightful review articles, which have been granted online open access by SPIE immediately upon publication:

1. P. Shumyatsky, and R. R. Alfano, “Terahertz sources.”⁶
2. C. R. Sun, B. Standish, and V. X. D. Yang, “Optical coherence elastography: current status and future applications.”⁷
3. J. Wu, and M. Gu, “Microfluidic sensing: state of the art fabrication and detection techniques.”⁸
4. E. Sobol, A. Shekhter, A. Guller, O. Baum, and A. Baskov, “Laser-induced regeneration of cartilage.”⁹

I also thank Barry Masters¹⁰ and Bob Alfano¹¹ for reviewing two books. Their reviews are also freely available online.

The following authors are to be congratulated on earning the top 10 most cited papers among the JBO papers published in 2010, as of this writing (according to citations in the Web of Science).¹²^–²¹ Top 10 papers published in 2011 will be calculated next year.

1. D. A. Boas and A. K. Dunn, “Laser speckle contrast imaging in biomedical optics”
2. S. Hu and L. V. Wang, “Photoacoustic imaging and characterization of the microvasculature”
3. Y. A. Zhang, J. Yu, D. J. S. Birch and Y. Chen, “Gold nanorods for fluorescence lifetime imaging in biology”
4. Z. W. Huang, M. S. Bergholt, W. Zheng, K. Lin, K. Y. Ho, M. Teh and K. G. Yeoh, “In vivo early diagnosis of gastric dysplasia using narrow-band image-guided Raman endoscopy”
5. D. M. de Bruin, R. H. Bremmer, V. M. Kodach, R. de Kinkelder, J. van Marle, T. G. van Leeuwen and D. J. Faber, “Optical phantoms of varying geometry based on thin building blocks with controlled optical properties”
6. S. Belanger, M. Abran, X. Intes, C. Casanova and F. Lesage, “Real-time diffuse optical tomography based on structured illumination”
7. A. Liemert and A. Kienle, “Light diffusion in N-layered turbid media: frequency and time domains”
8. C. H. Li, A. Aguirre, J. Gamelin, A. Maurudis, Q. Zhu and L. V. Wang, “Real-time photoacoustic tomography of cortical hemodynamics in small animals”
9. A. Mazhar, D. J. Cuccia, S. Gioux, A. J. Durkin, J. V. Frangioni and B. J. Tromberg, “Structured illumination enhances resolution and contrast in thick tissue fluorescence imaging”
10. N. T. Shaked, J. D. Finan, F. Guilak and A. Wax, “Quantitative phase microscopy of articular chondrocyte dynamics by wide-field digital interferometry”

I am especially grateful to the following top 10 reviewers, who reviewed the highest number of manuscripts in 2011:

1. Yu Chen, University of Maryland, USA
2. Igor Meglinski, University of Otago, New Zealand
3. Daniel Fried, University of California/San Francisco, USA
4. Gereon Huettmann, University of Lübeck, Germany
5. Yicong Wu, National Institutes of Health, USA
6. Yuansheng Sun, University of Virginia, USA
7. Chulhong Kim, University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA
8. Adam Wax, Duke University, USA
9. Alexey Bashkatov, Saratov State University, Russian Federation
10. Bradley Treeby, Australian National University, Australia

In addition to the original types of manuscripts, we have added technical notes, tutorials, outlooks, and opinions as new paper categories. See manuscript preparation instructions online at http://spie.org/x1826.xml.

I cannot overemphasize that all JBO Letters enjoy immediate open access without mandatory publication fees. Authors are encouraged to take advantage of this generous offer from SPIE. If JBO Letters were considered separately, the impact factor would be 3.816 (excluding citations by proceedings), which is higher than those of most peer-reviewed journals.

As always, I welcome any suggestions for improving JBO and look forward to working with you.

References

1.

R. DasariR. Richards-KortumA. Berger, “Special section guest editorial: special section honoring professor Michael Feld,” J. Biomed. Opt., 16 (1), 011001 (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3536650 JBOPFO 1083-3668 Google Scholar

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C. H. Holbrow, “Remembering Michael Stephen Feld: Physics and Biomedicine Pioneer (1940-2010),” J. Biomed. Opt., 16 (1), 011002 (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3535591 JBOPFO 1083-3668 Google Scholar

3.

E. O. PotmaJ.-X. ChengX. S. Xie, “Coherent Raman Imaging Techniques and Biomedical Applications,” J. Biomed. Opt., 16 (2), 021101 (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3558735 JBOPFO 1083-3668 Google Scholar

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B. AnvariR. KopelmanL. P. Lee, “Special section guest editorial: Photonics and nanotechnology in biophysics and biomedical research,” J. Biomed. Opt., 16 (5), 051301 (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3592918 JBOPFO 1083-3668 Google Scholar

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D. FriedA. MandelisM. Morris, “Hard Tissue Optics and Related Methods,” J. Biomed. Opt., 16 (7), 071401 (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3612191 JBOPFO 1083-3668 Google Scholar

6.

P. ShumyatskyR. R. Alfano, “Terahertz sources,” J. Biomed. Opt., 16 (3), 033001 (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3554742 JBOPFO 1083-3668 Google Scholar

7.

C. R. SunB. StandishV. X. D. Yang, “Optical coherence elastography: current status and future applications,” J. Biomed. Opt., 16 (4), 043001 (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3560294 JBOPFO 1083-3668 Google Scholar

8.

J. WuM. Gu, “Microfluidic sensing: state of the art fabrication and detection techniques,” J. Biomed. Opt., 16 (8), 080901 (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3607430 JBOPFO 1083-3668 Google Scholar

9.

E. SobolA. ShekhterA. GullerO. BaumA. Baskov, “Laser-induced regeneration of cartilage,” J. Biomed. Opt., 16 (8), 080902 (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3614565 JBOPFO 1083-3668 Google Scholar

10.

B. R. Masters, “Imaging: a Laboratory Manual, by Rafael Yuste, Editor,” J. Biomed. Opt., 16 (3), 039901 (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3562205 JBOPFO 1083-3668 Google Scholar

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R. R. Alfano, “Handbook of Biomedical Optics, by David A Boas, Constantinos Pitris, and Nimmi Ramanujam, Editors,” J. Biomed. Opt., 16 (12), 129901 (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3659228 JBOPFO 1083-3668 Google Scholar

12.

D. A. BoasA. K. Dunn, “Laser speckle contrast imaging in biomedical optics,” J. Biomed. Opt., 15 (1), 011109 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3285504 JBOPFO 1083-3668 Google Scholar

13.

S. HuL. V. Wang, “Photoacoustic imaging and characterization of the microvasculature,” J. Biomed. Opt., 15 (1), 011101 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3281673 JBOPFO 1083-3668 Google Scholar

14.

Y. A. ZhangJ. YuD. J. S. BirchY. Chen, “Gold nanorods for fluorescence lifetime imaging in biology,” J. Biomed. Opt., 15 (2), 020504 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3366646 JBOPFO 1083-3668 Google Scholar

15.

Z. W. HuangM. S. BergholtW. ZhengK. LinK. Y. HoM. TehK. G. Yeoh, “In vivo early diagnosis of gastric dysplasia using narrow-band image-guided Raman endoscopy,” J. Biomed. Opt., 15 (3), 037017 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3420115 JBOPFO 1083-3668 Google Scholar

16.

D. M. de BruinR. H. BremmerV. M. KodachR. de KinkelderJ. van MarleT. G. van LeeuwenD. J. Faber, “Optical phantoms of varying geometry based on thin building blocks with controlled optical properties,” J. Biomed. Opt., 15 (2), 025001 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3369003 JBOPFO 1083-3668 Google Scholar

17.

S. BelangerM. AbranX. IntesC. CasanovaF. Lesage, “Real-time diffuse optical tomography based on structured illumination,” J. Biomed. Opt., 15 (1), 016006 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3290818 JBOPFO 1083-3668 Google Scholar

18.

A. LiemertA. Kienle, “Light diffusion in N-layered turbid media: frequency and time domains,” J. Biomed. Opt., 15 (2), 025002 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3368682 JBOPFO 1083-3668 Google Scholar

19.

C. H. LiA. AguirreJ. GamelinA. MaurudisQ. ZhuL. V. Wang, “Real-time photoacoustic tomography of cortical hemodynamics in small animals,” J. Biomed. Opt., 15 (1), 010509 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3302807 JBOPFO 1083-3668 Google Scholar

20.

A. MazharD. J. CucciaS. GiouxA. J. DurkinJ. V. FrangioniB. J. Tromberg, “Structured illumination enhances resolution and contrast in thick tissue fluorescence imaging,” J. Biomed. Opt., 15 (1), 010506 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3299321 JBOPFO 1083-3668 Google Scholar

21.

N. T. ShakedJ. D. FinanF. GuilakA. Wax, “Quantitative phase microscopy of articular chondrocyte dynamics by wide-field digital interferometry,” J. Biomed. Opt., 15 (1), 010505 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/1.3290242 JBOPFO 1083-3668 Google Scholar

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