We'll now hear an update from the Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group by Editor-in-Chief Jim Rutka. Thank you, Alex. And congratulations to you and Patty on a wonderful week here in New Orleans. Special thanks to Fred Barker for allowing me to say a few words and give you this update on the Journal of Neurosurgery. So as you know, we're in the process of revamping our website. Website is really the lifeblood of any journal. And you can see some of the images here and the new landing pages that will be created. We're hoping to launch the new website in this year, in October. So keep your eyes open for the various pages. Here's one for the journal itself, Journal of Neurosurgery. You can see the different headings, Journal of Neurosurgery, Spine, shown here. Here's Pediatrics. And Journal of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Focus, shown here. So that's rolling out. You'll know that we have this linkage to Aaron Cohen-Goddall's Neurosurgical Atlas by a simple click mechanism. You can come to various pages. Our impact factors are the highest ever on record. So we're really pleased about this, that we've been able to elevate those. We're very active in the world of social media. In fact, on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, you can follow us. This is the clout score that really tells you where we are in social media. You can see I'm number nine. So I've got a long way to go there compared to number one. So the impression sites are really increasing, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, shown there. Looking to the future, what do we have in store for you? We're revamping our strategic plan from 2019 to 2023. So stay tuned for that. Louise Eisenhardt was the first editor-in-chief of the journal, but now we have Shelley Timmons as the first president female neurosurgeon coming forward. So we're excited about that. The video atlas is coming forward. I mentioned our strategic plan, and we are going to be celebrating our 75th year anniversary of the journal. The journal is 13 years younger than the AANS. The Cushing Society was started in 1931. There's the original cover of the journal, and now look where we are 75 years later, 2019, when we celebrate. Everything is on your handheld device. So basically, we've got you covered. If you look from head to toe, you go to the booth, you can buy any one of these pieces of merchandise. I encourage you to think about it and do it. I want to give special credit to the editorial board members. They're working really hard, reviewing hundreds and hundreds of manuscripts every year. And I travel to Charlottesville to work with this group several times a year, very dedicated and devoted group of employees. So that's basically my summary. This will be the 75th year anniversary, and thank you very much for allowing me to speak to you today. Thank you.

Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group

website revamp

landing pages

high impact factors

social media presence