Dear Congress Participant: 

Your presentation to the 24th ISRBP Annual Congress held in Mito, Japan was very much appreciated.
Artificial Organs is the official journal for our Society and we strongly encourage you to submit a manuscript based on the work you presented. We will place all such manuscripts on a "fast track" for expedited peer-review and publication in the special issue.
The deadline to receive manuscripts for the ISRBP Special Issue is December 31, 2016.
Manuscripts submitted after this date will go through the peer-review process for consideration in a regular issue of Artificial Organs.  In addition, manuscripts not chosen for the Special Issue due to space restrictions will be considered for regular publication.
Manuscript collection and review will be conducted at:  http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/artificialorgans
Authors may log in or create a new account.  Once submitted, the paper is immediately available for editorial review and reviewers can be rapidly assigned so that the review time is shortened.
In the "Author's Comments" section, indicate that this manuscript is for consideration for publication in the 2016 ISRBP Special Issue and include the following statement:
Presented in part at the 24th Congress of the International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps, held September 20-22, 2016 in Mito, Japan.
We look forward to your submission.  If you have any questions about the submission process, please contact the Artificial Organs Editorial Office at E-mail: Artiforgs@aol.com.

Best regards,
Francesco Moscato, PhD
Secretary General

International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps
&
Paul S. Malchesky, D.Eng.
Editor-in-Chief

Artificial Organs

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