Professor Hong Sung-kyu of Bundang Seoul National University Hospital inaugurated as editor-in-chief of ICUrology, an international academic journal
Jan 17, 2025
Hong Sung-kyu, a professor of urology at Bundang Seoul National University Hospital, has been appointed as the editor-in-chief of the SCI-level international journal 'Investigative & Clinical Urology'. The term of office is for five years from 2025 to 2029.
ICUrology is the official journal of the Korean Society of Urology, founded in 1960, and is an international journal involving Korean medical scholars as well as scholars from around the world. It has been listed on SCIE, MEDLINE, and SCOPUS, and as of 2023, the number of identified papers (IF) is 2.5, which is equivalent to the renowned academic journal 'Urology' published by Elsevier in the United States.
Professor Hong Sung-kyu has been an editor of the Korean Society of Urology since 2008 and has played a pivotal role in the development of the journal, including Englishizing the journal, which was published in Korean, into the current ICUrology and being listed in the SCIE in 2018. In recognition of his contribution, Hong represented some 80 editors as editor-in-chief for five years and took the final responsibility for the review and selection of all papers published in journals.
Professor Hong Seong-gyu said, "As the chairman of the editorial board, I will do my best to become a world-class academic journal leading the research of various urological diseases. We will contribute to the development of global urology by strengthening academic cooperation and exchanges with American and European societies."
Meanwhile, Hong Seong-gyu, a professor of urinary medicine at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, is a world-renowned scholar in prostate cancer, the president of the Korean National Front Association, the editor-in-chief of the SCI-level journal 'Prostate International', the only Korean house march in the world's urology medical society (UAA), the executive director of the Asian Urology Association (UAA), and the vice president of the Korean Urology Association, leading the development of laparoscopic and robotic surgery for prostate cancer, kidney cancer, and urinary tumors on the global stage.
ICUrology is the official journal of the Korean Society of Urology, founded in 1960, and is an international journal involving Korean medical scholars as well as scholars from around the world. It has been listed on SCIE, MEDLINE, and SCOPUS, and as of 2023, the number of identified papers (IF) is 2.5, which is equivalent to the renowned academic journal 'Urology' published by Elsevier in the United States.
Professor Hong Sung-kyu has been an editor of the Korean Society of Urology since 2008 and has played a pivotal role in the development of the journal, including Englishizing the journal, which was published in Korean, into the current ICUrology and being listed in the SCIE in 2018. In recognition of his contribution, Hong represented some 80 editors as editor-in-chief for five years and took the final responsibility for the review and selection of all papers published in journals.
Professor Hong Seong-gyu said, "As the chairman of the editorial board, I will do my best to become a world-class academic journal leading the research of various urological diseases. We will contribute to the development of global urology by strengthening academic cooperation and exchanges with American and European societies."
Meanwhile, Hong Seong-gyu, a professor of urinary medicine at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, is a world-renowned scholar in prostate cancer, the president of the Korean National Front Association, the editor-in-chief of the SCI-level journal 'Prostate International', the only Korean house march in the world's urology medical society (UAA), the executive director of the Asian Urology Association (UAA), and the vice president of the Korean Urology Association, leading the development of laparoscopic and robotic surgery for prostate cancer, kidney cancer, and urinary tumors on the global stage.
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