Step-by-Step to Achieve our Goals

We have always been working hard to keep the Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery (BJCVS) active and up-to-date, despite the uncertainties that pervade the political, economic, social and scientific activities in our country. Those who did not imagine the evil influence that would be exerted by the instability that has taken place in the public or private Universities, were wrong. The negative impact on teaching and research, caused by a lack of resources, was enormous. Much more serious was the impact on hospitals, medical clinics, primary healthcare centers, Intensive Care Units (ICUs), as well as on health equipment, dependent on federal, state, municipal or private funding, due to the widespread undercapitalization of governments and the population, seriously damaging the patient care, and the data generation, essential to the research. The question that won’t go away is: What does the BJCVS have to do with all this background? Unfortunately, we have a lot to do with it, because the manuscripts that come to us are basically from “Stricto or Lato Sensu” postgraduate programs, related to patient care, and to a lesser extent regarding the basic research. In the Editorial Issue 31-1 of the BJCVS, I pointed out that we were facing a great challenge in 2016, due to the many changes and adjustments implemented during this period. I was concerned about the flow of manuscripts and their quality, could be enough to celebrate the journal’s 30th anniversary with dignity, getting a better Impact Factor (IF). In this issue we have the intelligent answer to my apprehension.