J Extra Corpor Technol 2025 , 57 , 1 Ó The Author ( s ), published by EDP Sciences , 2025 https :// doi . org / 10.1051 / ject / 2025005
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EDITORIAL
Print copies , ads and perfusion education
As the saying goes , “ How time flies when you are having fun !”. As I write this editorial , I am starting my 7th year as the Editor- In-Chief and 3rd year with our partner and publisher , EDP Sciences . When I started , I had multiple objectives , and I am pleased to say that many have been accomplished even though several likely took longer than I had intended . One of my primary goals was to establish a modernized website and tools for an on-line only publication . Our at-that-time new publishers helped us tremendously in setting up a new website with all the essential data-related tools expected of journals nowadays . Interestingly , we have always had individual members of our sponsoring society , AmSECT who yearned for the old days when they were able to feel actual , physical paper while reading our journal content . These members expressed a desire to reacquire that experience even if they had to pay an extra charge for it . Well , AmSECT ’ s Board of Directors ( BOD ) have heard these yearnings and have responded ! Print runs of 250 copies of each issue has just recently been approved ! Members will have the option to order print copies of the journal when they renew their memberships for next year at the AmSECT website . Non-members , and non-perfusionists from anywhere in the world can join AmSECT as full or associate members and order print copies of the journal as well . Furthermore , as part of AmSECT ’ s mission to support both research and education , the BOD has also decided to provide each US-based perfusion program with two hardcopies of each issue published . Thank you AmSECT !
Support for our journal from industry has also strengthened in the last year with a 65 % increase in advertisement sales ! Such ad sales are important as they are mutually beneficial ; companies expand their messaging while the journal has support in covering costs and is able to limit increases to Article Processing Costs ( APCs ), thus benefiting authors too . Thank you , members of all the companies serving the perfusion community ! They will each be provided with free print copies as well ( with the ability to order more copies , if desired ), so that they can see how nicely their ads are rendered in the print versions of our journal .
Finally , I would like to highlight a pair of letters-to-the-editor in this issue from Mr . Blaine Johnson , MBA , CCP , University of Chicago Medicine . In these letters Blaine presents very good arguments supporting a Centralized Application Service ( CAS ) [ 1 ] and a National Matching Service ( NMS ) [ 2 ], both for United States-based perfusion education programs . As a US perfusion training program director myself , I find these proposals very intriguing indeed . It leaves me pondering how the implementation of these ideas would affect my processes and workflows in recruiting and admitting new students . Having discussed many of the difficulties faced by applicants with my recently admitted students , I can corroborate that Blaine ’ s assertions are largely valid . It will not be easy establishing a CAS and an NMS for perfusion education in the US , but as Blaine describes , many other professional training programs around the world have been able to establish such services . These two proposals will certainly be food for thought for us program directors and others involved in perfusion education in the US . Blaine is certainly to be applauded for initiating such considerations .
Raymond K Wong , PhD , CCP Editor-in-Chief
References
1 . Johnson B . The feasibility of centralized application services for perfusion education programs . J Extra Corpor Technol . 2025 ; 57 ( 1 ): 50 – 52 . 2 . Johnson B . The feasibility of a national matching service for perfusion education program applicants . J Extra Corpor Technol 2025 ; 57 ( 1 ):
53 – 55 .
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