Major Changes with Excellence in Quality

year 2016. The BJCVS, as you know, has implemented major changes, which will surely bring good results to the visibility of our publication, in order to fulfill its destiny to be the only journal of cardiovascular surgery in the Southern Hemisphere and in Latin America! However, every change leads to some work and routine modifications required for high quality results. One of the positive changes we had was the increase in number of issues per year, with issues six instead of four. This is a great achievement, but it also increases the need for a quicker editorial process. We have a small but a very efficient staff that strives day and night so we can show that, despite the limitations, we will improve the production logistics. As it is clear, if we want to remain competitive we must be adherent to the state-of-the-art trends. Concerning the visibility of our articles, we have implemented, like other international journals, the “Ahead of Print” with a peculiar characteristic, everyone can include the DOI (Digital Object Identifier System). Thus, articles can be viewed and cited, even if they have not yet been included in a particular issue, and they are also considered as published articles for any eventuality of curriculums updates and also to compose Qualis (CAPES), for instance. With the advent of Electronic Journals, of which we are part _ although we still continue with the print edition _ very important changes are taking place, such as the possibility to publish colored figures in high resolution without greater cost for the authors. In order for us to have figures with high quality, they must be submitted in high resolution with at least 300 DPI (Dots per inch); figures with lower resolution will not be accepted by the submission system. We also offer the option for authors to include high quality videos in the manuscripts. This is an increasingly trend, as it allows explaining techniques and other details with great precision without the need for long and tiring descriptions. But be attentive: Videos should preferably be colored and EDITORIAL