International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology Journal
Editorial - Volume 15 (3) – Jul/Aug/Sept - 2011
Dear Colleague,
The Basic Research has achieved an increasing space in clinical-surgical Journals,
as well as in otorhinolaryngological events worldwide. In the United States of America,
there is the Association of Research in Otorhinolaryngology (ARO), founded in 1973,
which held a yearly Conference with the intention to divulging mostly basic otorhinolaryngology-related
works. In 2011, this event took place in the city of Baltimore, Maryland; some of
the most noteworthy topics that were approached are the mechanisms and diseases of
the middle and external ear, the models to survey the ear, the auditory physiopathology,
tinnitus, models of hearing prostheses, and vestibular receivers, among others. Many
of these studies made use of transgenic rats and mice, zebrafishes and chinchillas.
The aforementioned Conference stands out for its magnitude in the clinical otorhinolaryngology-related
basic and applied research in that country, with 1,038 works presented in the event,
most of which were in the otologic and otoneurologic areas.
In this number of Archives Journal, nearly 80 % of the articles are in the otological
area, making the ongoing progress in the clinical research of this Otorhinolaryngological
subarea evident between us. Nevertheless, we call your attention to the basic research
that is increasingly performed on a global basis to clarify diagnoses and perform
therapeutic tests in wide-ranging areas of specialization. For this purpose, we need
to foment research in a growing and continuous way, by teasing, in the good sense,
the financial agencies (CAPES, CNPq, FAPESP, among others).
The International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology Journal, in the year 2011, shall
award works of systematic review (Metanalysis), in an attempt to emphasize models
of articles forming the basis and concepts of universal knowledge.
The competing works shall obligatorily be published in the issues 1-4 of the volume
15, in the year 2011. Rules for prize competition are found in this Journal.
We hope to see you in future editions.
A big hug,
Geraldo Pereira Jotz
Editor - International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology Journal
(Revista @rquivos Internacionais de Otorrinolaringologia)
