In 2024, many HBSN authors make outstanding contributions to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors who have been making immense efforts in their research fields, with a brief interview of their unique perspective and insightful view as authors.

Outstanding Authors (2024)

Fabrizio Panaro, University of Eastern Piedmont “Amedeo Avogadro”, Italy

Outstanding Author

Fabrizio Panaro

Prof. Fabrizio Panaro is a Full Professor of Surgery at the University of Eastern Piedmont “Amedeo Avogadro”, Chair of the Division of Robotic and Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Oncologic Surgery at the Alessandria University Hospital. He graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Genoa in 2004. He carried out a Research Fellowship at the University of Illinois in Chicago, and later obtained a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Genoa. From 2007 to 2010, he attended as Assistant Chief at the Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic and Endocrine Surgery Service of the University of Strasbourg. In 2012, Prof. Panaro was appointed Associate Professor of Surgery and, since 2016, Full Professor of Surgery at the University of Montpellier, at the Division of Digestive Surgery and Organ Transplantation at its University Hospital. Currently, he is an advisor of the Department of Surgical Oncology in the Cancer Center of the Sultanate of Oman, as well as in Morocco. His specific clinical and research skills in Surgical Oncology, in particular Hepato-Bilio-Pancreatic, Minimally Invasive and Transplantation have led him to be invited to several international conferences, to publish over 300 articles in scientific journals in English. He is also part of the editorial board of 32 international journals. Connect with Prof. Panaro on LinkedIn.

HBSN: What are the essential elements of a good academic paper?

Prof. Panaro: I think it is fundamental to think about what might interest the scientific community of which the readers are part. In this sense, being passionate about the subject of study is a great help: I ​​write thinking about what interests me to read and investigate as an oncological surgeon. After having had the right idea about the subject of study, I believe it is very important to have a good organization, both practical and mental, of the work to be done: first carry out a correct bibliographical research, choose the correct design, set the appropriate methodology for your aims, and only at the end, you can draft and write adequately. Finally, it is important to have a team that works in the same direction, that supports you both in the good times and the most discouraging ones.

HBSN: What authors have to bear in mind during the preparation of a paper?

Prof. Panaro: You must always focus on your goals, not letting yourself be discouraged by any drawback along the way or slowdowns during your work, especially in case of important and complex studies, which are often the most difficult to successfully complete. But these latter ones are also the studies that can give the greatest satisfaction when completed, and those ones that can give the most important contribution to the scientific community. Efforts always pay off!

HBSN: Why do you choose to publish in HBSN?

Prof. Panaro: HBSN is always my first choice, for several reasons. First, it has a high Impact Factor, which is important to pursue from an academic point of view, to give due recognition to one's efforts. Second, it has an extremely effective editorial board, able to respond promptly to any requests and problems, to carry out peer reviews quickly and with competent reviewers. Finally, it has a streamlined and effective submission system, which can be considered an added value.

(by Brad Li, Masaki Lo)