New Year - New Challenges - New Achievements

Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular (SBCCV), Dr. Meryt Zanini, the Editorial Assistant Camila Sáfadi and I participated in the IX WORKSHOP OF SCIENTIFIC EDITING, a specific event for Scientific Editors and professionals working with Scientific Journals in our country. Among the topics discussed, the concern with the financial maintenance of scientific journals was at the top of the discussions, considering that the budget crisis faced by the development agencies was a multiplier of this situation in constant aggravation. Another point widely debated is what concerns the relevance of the work of the Reviewers, and eventual forms of recognition of this important work, in the Universities, Institutions, and especially regarding CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel). I have been insisting and claiming for a long time that CAPES should recognize the voluntary work of the Editors, Reviewers and those who give their technical opinion on the articles, punctuating its performance, by the number of reviews and opinions issued, similar to the conduct adopted in relation to the published articles. The counterpoint lies in the demands, which are increasingly greater in relation to the quality of the opinions, something that must be structured and justified, since they are absolutely essential for the improvement of the manuscript to be published. This is something that should be done together with the author, aiming at improving the articles and, consequently, improving the scientific publications, opening the necessary quotations indispensable to increase the Impact Factor, which is our greatest goal. During the 5 days of the event, we were pleased to note the great evolution presented by the Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery (BJCVS), showing its improvement and, above all, its maintenance at the top of the scientific-editorial innovations. Once again we have made sure that the whole process of changes that we have been going through in recent months was the right decision, because we were able to fulfill all the necessary EDITORIAL