Shaping the Future of Transplant Publishing: Apply for the Editorial Fellowship
The two-year editorial fellowship offers early-career transplant professionals a front-row seat to Transplantation and Transplantation Direct. Up to ten fellows will be selected from different countries and from diverse disciplines will gain hands-on experience in academic publishing, including peer review, manuscript decisions, and journal operations.
Fellows meet quarterly to discuss aspects of the editorial process, how to develop special sections and what’s required to write a Commentary or an Editorial on an accepted manuscript with high-topical interest to Transplantation and Transplantation Direct readers. This allows learning to critically review the manuscript under the mentorship of handling editors. Fellows will be paired with a mentor who has substantial experience and expertise in the editorial process and publishing in peer-reviewed, high-impact journals. They will be expected to attend journal calls, along with assisting the entire review process to make a final decision. Fellows are also invited to participate in at least one Transplantation/Transplantation Direct journal editorial face-to-face board meeting. Upon successful completion of the fellowship, Editorial fellows will become members of the journal’s editorial board.
We welcome early career professionals with a strong commitment to a career in Transplantation—particularly researchers and recent graduates of surgical or medical residencies, post-doctoral programs, or clinical fellowships.
Assist one of the Executive Editors (Clinical Science, Basic Science, Statistics, Liver, Special Features, Transplantation Direct).
Assist the Journals’ social media program including such activities as interviews with authors, conducting webinars, podcasts, and participating in the journal’s social media platforms (X/Twitter, Bluesky, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn)
Create central figures of accepted papers
Scan literature for meaningful new articles to bring to attention through the journal highlights and game changer series
Attend scholarly meetings, write commentaries and editorials and special features under supervision of the editor
Quarterly video conference call between Fellows and the Director of the Editorial Fellows Program to discuss ongoing activities, offer recommendations for journal improvements, suggest new paper ideas, and strategize the dissemination of accepted articles.
The Fellowship is unpaid; however, Fellows will have complimentary online access to Transplantation and Transplantation Direct. All work is conducted online and by video conference calls. There is no physical editorial office. We anticipate the Fellow’s time commitment to be a maximum of 3-5 hours per week. The fellowship begins early 2026.
Strong communication skills – able to work with all levels of journal operations
Commitment to social media and enthusiasm for using it in the context of a medical journal
Flexibility in light of changing priorities
Ability to respect deadlines. The ability to carve out time in busy clinical and academic schedules is a skill that you will need to have or develop. We invite applications from interested candidates. Please submit your letter or video application with your CV to editorialoffice@journal.tts.org
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Organ transplantation is the only definitive cure for end-stage organ failure. The primary obstacle is the scarcity of viable donor organs, resulting in many patients dying on the transplant waitlist. The last decade has brought a range of transformative technologies to address this shortage: machine perfusion has risen as an option to greatly increase the human donor organ utilization, while xenotransplantation further promises to fundamentally alter the calculus in supply constraints.
Exploring the Role of Extracorporeal Photopheresis in Kidney Transplant Management
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The Highest Anti-B Antibody Titer of 8192 in a Patient Undergoing ABO-incompatible Living-donor Liver Transplantation: How to Achieve Donor-specific B-cell Tolerance?
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International Transplant Nurses Society (ITNS) Symposium - October 3–5
The Annual Symposium presented International Transplant Nurses Society features world-class speakers providing cutting-edge research and clinical information in transplant nursing. Attendees will have the opportunity to continue their professional education in a highly respected, stimulating environment, while earning continuing education credits and CEPTCs. TTS’ Allied Health Professional Committee Chair Estephan Arredondo will present on "Bridging Borders: Exploring Spain and Europe’s Legacy and Innovation in Transplantation”. ITNS' Annual Symposium is an ideal context to engage in innovative sessions, address evolving issues, and connect with an international organization of nurses devoted to the advancement of transplant nursing excellence.
Asian Transplantation Week 2025 (ATW 2025) - November 20-22
Since its international expansion in 2016, ATW has continued to evolve as a leading platform for transplantation professionals across the Asia-Pacific region. Each year, the congress has seen remarkable growth both in scale and in the quality of its scientific content.
This year, under the theme “Together for Innovation: Breaking Boundaries in Asian Transplantation” ATW 2025 is set to offer a dynamic and forward-looking scientific program. It will bring together global experts to share emerging insights, debate pressing challenges, and foster meaningful dialogue across diverse areas of transplantation.