Award for Outstanding Laboratory Investigation.
These awards acknowledge best-in-class research conducted in interventional radiology and published in JVIR each calendar year and are determined by the editorial board via confi dential ballot. Papers eligible for the Clinical Study Award focus on studies with human subjects and direct patient care. Papers eligible for the Laboratory Investigations Award feature pre-clinical research, either bench science or animal subject study.
Each year, JVIR receives a much larger number of clinical studies than laboratory investigations, but the number of laboratory investigation submissions is rising faster. In 2023, JVIR received 10 times as many clinical study submissions as laboratory investigation submissions. As a result, since their inauguration in 2011 by then-Editor-in- chief Ziv J Haskal, MD, FSIR, the JVIR Editor’s Awards have been expanded by current Editor-in-chief Daniel Y. Sze, MD, PhD, FSIR, growing from one recipient in each category to fi ve or more.
“I was deeply touched to receive this honor, especially given the sheer volume of excellent and innovative work published in the journal from our IR community,” said Jeff rey L. Weinstein, MD, who received the 2023 JVIR Editor’s Award for Outstanding Laboratory Investigation. “This recognition fuels my desire to continue to pursue research to advance our fi eld. It has brought my work to a wider audience and I'm grateful for the recognition.”
Lists of past JVIR Editor’s Award recipients are available both on
jvir.org and
sirtoday.org.
The SIR Foundation to JVIR pipeline In order to both support IR researchers and cement JVIR’s role as the preeminent
1990 JVIR launches
The Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology begins publication under the guidance of Editor-in-chief Gary Becker, MD, FSIR. National Library of Medicine selects JVIR to be included in Index Medicus in 1992. Today, JVIR is consistently named a top member benefi t.
Gary Becker, MD, FSIR, reviews the fi rst issue of JVIR. 14 IRQ | WINTER 2025
highlights SIR Foundation in multiple ways. Any visitor, including those without a subscription to JVIR, may access the SIR Foundation-supported research section on
jvir.org and read any article supported by the foundation. Grant-supported research is also indicated via the SIR Foundation logo on the front page of every supported article in JVIR and within the Annual Scientifi c Meeting abstract supplement each year. Along with meeting abstracts, the JVIR Annual Scientifi c Meeting supplement also includes a list recognizing all SIR Foundation award winners for that year.
publication for IR research, a new policy requires SIR Foundation grant recipients to submit manuscripts on SIR Foundation-supported work to JVIR.
This agreement enhances the research ecosystem of SIR Foundation and JVIR, strengthening a relationship built on funding and publishing IR innovation. In return for fi rst right of refusal, JVIR has agreed to publish SIR Foundation- funded research on a freely accessible basis in perpetuity to maximize exposure to the work. The JVIR editor- in-chief is willing to make exceptions to the policy on a case-by-case basis.
From 1996 to 2022, SIR Foundation- funded research resulted in 140 total publications—73 of which were in JVIR.1
“Historically, little more than half of the articles published with support from SIR Foundation funding were published in JVIR,” said Dr. Sze. “The new agreement allows SIR Foundation to keep what it supported within the SIR community.”
Spotlighting SIR Foundation Recognizing the foundation’s role in fostering a pipeline into IR research, JVIR
How the community can support
JVIR and the SIR Foundation This special relationship is possible only through the IR community’s continued support of IR-led research. There are two concrete ways that each IR can help out:
1. Submit your best research to JVIR. Innovative IR research deserves to fi nd a home in the top IR-led, IR-focused scholarly journal. Learn more and submit to JVIR at
jvir.org.
2. Support the future of research. SIR Foundation cannot fund grants, awards and scientifi c studies without the fi nancial support of donors. Be it a one-time donation, a recurring gift or even the establishment of a dedicated grant, there are endless opportunities to support SIR Foundation. Learn more at
sirfoundation.org.
Reference
1. Koustav P. Special communication. The Academic Impact of Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation Grants: Report from the Society of Interventional Radiology Foundation/National Institutes of Health Task Force. JVIR. 2024.
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