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International Society for the
Study of Vascular Anomalies

Journal of Vascular Anomalies (JoVA)

The Journal of Vascular Anomalies (JoVA) is the official journal of ISSVA and is an online-only, open access journal. 

Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Gresham Richter

JoVA is now indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and moving towards Pubmed Central indexing.

Hassle Free: JoVA is also honoring “Hassle Free” submissions. They are happy to review articles not yet formatted exactly to JoVA publishing guidelines.*
*If accepted, then authors will need to comply with JoVA format

Article processing charges: JOVA is an open access, peer-reviewed journal. To provide open access, the journal charges publication fees for each article published. These fees cover the expenses incurred by publication, including the peer-review process, journal production and publication, and hosting and archiving fees. Fees vary by article type. The APCs for JOVA are as shown below. ISSVA members pay at discounted rate of $250 USD. Membership will be verified at acceptance.

Article Type Non-ISSVA Members ISSVA Members
Full Length-Basic Science or Clinical Articles $1,390 $250
Review Articles $1,390 $250
Guideline and Consensus Statements $1,390 $250
Case Reports/Series $850 $250
Short Communications $850 $250
Editorials $850 $250
Letters to the Editor $850 $250
How I do It” Articles $850 $250

The following article types are considered for publication:

  1. Original papers
    • Scientific research (molecular, genetic, histologic) (maximum of 4,000 words)
    • Clinical study (Prospective, Retrospective, Case Series) (maximum of 4,000 words)
  2. Evidence based review (maximum of 3,000 words)
  3. Contemporary review (Perspectives) (maximum of 3,000 words)
  4. How I do it (maximum of 1,500 words)
  5. Case report (maximum of 1,000 words)
  6. Letter to the editor (maximum of 1,000 words)

Please Submit an Article Today!


Journal of Vascular Anomalies (JoVA) Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief

Gresham T. Richter, MD, FACS, FAAP
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences,
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Specialty: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Associate Editors

Karthik Balakrishan, MD
Stanford University
Specialty: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Eulalia Baselga Torres, MD
Sant Joan de Deu Barcelona Children's Hospital
Specialty: Dermatology

Pinar Bayrak-Toydemir, MD, PhD, FACMG
University of Utah School of Medicine
Specialty: Genetics

Arin Greene, MD, PhD
Harvard School of Medicine
Specialty: Plastic Surgery, Basic Science

Dov Goldenberg, MD
Hospital das Clinicas University of Sao Paulo
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein Plastic Surgery
Specialty: Plastic Surgery

Matthews Hawkins, MD
Emory University
Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Adrienne Hammill, MD
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Specialty: Hematology/Oncology

Gerald M. Legiehn, MD
University of British Columbia
Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Xiaoxi Lin, MD, PhD
Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Specialty: Plastic Surgery 

Swee Tan ONZM MBBS PhD FRACS
Gillies McINDOE Research Institute
Specialty: Basic Science

June Wu, MD
Columbia University
Specialty: Plastic Surgery and Basic Science

Editorial Board Members

Denise Adams, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Specialty: Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Joyce Bischoff, PhD
Boston Children’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Specialty: Basic Science

Francine Blei, MD, MBA 
Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone
Specialty: Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Laurence Boon, MD, PhD
Professor
Cliniques Universersitaires Saint-Luc
Specialty: Plastic Surgery

David Darrow, MD, MPH  
Eastern Virginia Medical school
Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters
Specialty: Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Steven J. Fishman, MD
Boston Children's Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Specialty: General Surgery

Ilona Frieden, MD
University of California San Francisco Health,
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
Specialty: Pediatric Dermatology

Paula North, MD, PhD
Medical College of Wisconsin
Specialty: Pathology

Tony Pennington, MBBS, FRACS  
The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Specialty: Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery

Gilles Soulez, MD
University of Montreal
Specialty: Radiology

Mikka Vikkula, MD, PhD
University of Louvain
Specialty: Clinical Geneticist

Last updated: October 11, 2024