Considerations about a thematic Supplement containing papers related to Translational Research in Surgery

The present supplement was conceived and prepared starting in August 2015. There were papers already written which had not been submitted to other journals. Two had been submitted to and accepted on merit by two other other journals but at a cost exceeding 2,000.00 dollars each. Obviously we refused to pay this amount despite the high impact of the journals. Without controversy, it is our policy to pay for the publication of scientific papers only when we see that the amount is destined to cover the costs inherent to the editing of articles, and therefore not abusive, as collaboration with the journal involved.