It is now the official journal of the Association of Veterinary Anaesthetist, the American College of Veterinary Anaesthetists, and the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia. It is edited by Prof. Kathy Clark and Dr. Cynthia Trim Moore, and is published by Wiley-Blackwell, ISSN: 1467-2987., Online ISSN: 1467-2995, and Frequency: six issues a year.
Information for authors can be found on the Blackwell site.
The journal is now also available to subscribers online, either with or without a print subscription. Back issues are available on request.
Mailed orders for subscriptions and back issues should be sent to
Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Journal Subscriptions, 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX2 2DQ, UK Tel: +44 (0)1865-776868
See the Blackwell site for further information.
The 2011 prizes for articles published in VAA were announced at the AVA Spring Meeting, Davos, March 2012.
The Langley Prize awarded for the best paper in VAA. It is funded by the educational trust in memory of Col. John Langley, who founded theTrust
Andre Shih, Steeve Giguère, Alessio Vigani, Renata Shih, Naveen Thuramalla and Carsten Bandt (2011). Determination of cardiac output by ultrasound velocity dilution in normovolaemia and hypovolaemic dogs. VAA 38, 279-285
The Wiley-Blackwell Prize is for the second best paper in VAA and is funded by the publishers
Klaus Hopster, Sabine BR Kästner, Karl Rohn and Berhard Ohnesorge (2011). Intermittent positive pressure ventilation with constant positive end-expiratory pressure and alveolar recruitment manoeuvre during inhalation anaesthesia in horses undergoing surgery for colic, and its influence on the early recovery period. VAA 38, 169-177
The Novartis Prize: Sponsored by Novartis Animal Health for the best analgesia papers published in VAA in 2011.
This year the prize was shared between the authors of two manuscripts:
Hiroki Sano, Manuel Martin-Flores, Luiz C P Santos, Jon Cheetham, Joaquin D Araos and Robin D Gleed (2011). Effects of epidural morphine on gastrointestinal transit time in unpremedicated horses. VAA 38, 121-126
Pedro Boscan, Eric Monnet, Khursheed Mama, David C Twedt, Jonathan Congdon, Jens C Eickhoff and Eugene P Steffey (2011). A dog model to study ovary, ovarian ligament and visceral pain. VAA 38, 26-266.
