An Official Publication of the Transplantation Society, The Japan Society for Transplantation, The Hellenic Transplantation Society, The European Society for Transplantation, The Canadian Transplantation Society, The Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand, The Scandinavian Transplantation Society, The Latin American Transplantation Society, The Pan-American Society for Dialysis & Transplantation, The Society for Organ Sharing, The Catalan Transplantation Society, The Asian Transplantation Society, The International Liver Transplant Society, The Cell Transplant Society, The Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation, Société Fran?aise de Transplantation, Israel Transplantation Society, International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association, Polish Transplantation Society, The Malaysian Transplantation Society, The Turkish Transplantation Society Transplantation Proceedings publishes several different categories of manuscripts, all of which undergo extensive peer review by recognized authorities in the field prior to their acceptance for publication. The first type of manuscripts consists of sets of papers providing an in-depth expression of the current state of the art in various rapidly developing components of world transplantation biology and medicine. These manuscripts emanate from the International Congresses of the Transplantation Society, from the Affiliated Societies, from Symposia sponsored by the Societies, and special Conferences and Workshops covering related topics. Transplantation Proceedings also publishes several special sections, including Transplantatio Japonica and Clinical Transplantation Proceedings.