WORKING FOR YOU PROFILE 

Name: Al Simonaitis
Position: Manager, Online Journals
With RSNA Since: September 1988

Al Simonaitis

Service to Members:
I have held several editorial positions since joining RSNA. I started as a manuscript editor for Radiology, and then was promoted to managing editor of the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. After five years, I was named managing editor of RSNA EJ, the innovative online-only journal that RSNA published until the print journals went online in January 1999—and that opened up a new world for me.

As manager of the online journals, now the official RSNA versions, it is my job to make sure they go online on time and that they match the print versions. More exciting for me is that they can offer supplemental material that the print versions cannot offer, such as animation, computer programs, and figures and tables beyond the scope of print. RadioGraphics also offers in its "E-Zone" entire articles that do not appear in print. I have worked with the rest of the publications staff and HighWire Press to add features to the online journals that make learning and research easier and faster, such as publishing articles before print, robust searching features, eLetters, PDA linkup, and e-mail alerts. It seems that every day brings a new improvement for members and subscribers.

Work Philosophy:
I learned long ago that if you can't take pride in your work, you had better let someone else do it. I take pride in my work, and I hope it shows to members and subscribers who read our journals online. I trust that by putting my best into my job, I can play a small part in helping physicians help their patients.