In 2025, many authors make outstanding contributions to our journal. Their articles published with us have received very well feedback in the field and stimulate a lot of discussions and new insights among the peers.

Hereby, we would like to highlight some of our outstanding authors, with a brief interview of their thoughts and insights as authors. Allow us to express our heartfelt gratitude for their tremendous effort and valuable contributions to the scientific process.

Outstanding Authors (2025)

Alberto Parente, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Spain

Outstanding Author

Alberto Parente

Alberto Parente, PhD, is a consultant in Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Urology at Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain. His areas of interest include endourology and robotic surgery, of which he is Proctor for Spain and Portugal. Connect with him on Instagram.

In Dr. Parente’s opinion, a good academic paper must be written following several rules. First, it must be based on a reasonable hypothesis. Sometimes statistics can be misused to justify the unjustifiable. Second, it must have a correct method, well explained and without biases that may alter the results. Lastly, it must be useful for the clinical or experimental researchers who read the paper.

According to Dr. Parente, the most commonly encountered difficulty in academic writing is the use of academic language, which is different from the common language we use with friends or family. This includes statistical language, which many doctors are not used to. Likewise, the importance of using the exact words to convey the results of the study or knowledge is paramount.

“The most exciting thing in academic writing is being able to help another person, no matter how far away they are. Our knowledge, although small, can help others make progress in solving a problem. It can also be used to compare the symptoms of a disease with those of another patient, or to open a line of research or stimulate an idea in another part of the world,” says Dr. Parente.

(by Brad Li, Masaki Lo)