AME Surgical Journal: a journal that hopes to provoke surgeons’ inspiration

Abstract

Officially launched in May 2012, The Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery ( ACS ) is the first AME journal that publishes primarily in the form of narrated surgical videos, which is strikingly well received by readers. However, as if a coin has its two sides, ACS experienced twists and turns in the course of Science Citation Index (SCI) application and it was not until June 20, 2019 that it finally obtained its first impact factor. Undeniably, never is the aim to launch a journal to get a place in the SCI list. Yet, SCI indexation and impact factors are of paramount importance in the development of a journal.