American Review of Respiratory Medicine - Volumen 25, Número 1 - March 2025

Letter From The Editor In Chief

Farewell Letter

Carta de despedida

After a period of seven and a half years of in­tense and rewarding work, my duties as Editor-in- Chief of the RAMR have come to an end.

It has been an honor and a privilege to be the head of this publication, and I am deeply grateful for the support of the AAMR Board of Directors, the valuable contribution of our collaborators, and, of course, the continued support of our loyal community of readers.

During this time, we have achieved significant milestones that fill me with pride:

• Each issue is published in both Spanish and English, significantly expanding our reach to an international audience.

• We successfully implemented the Open Journal Systems (OJS) software for submission manage­ment and the peer-review process, thus mod­ernizing the editorial workflow and providing greater transparency and efficiency.

• We added a copy editor to the team, which has contributed to improving the linguistic quality and presentation of our articles.

• We obtained a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for the journal, and each published article has its own DOI, making identification and citation in the digital environment easier.

• The journal acquired a Creative Commons li­cense, which strengthens the proper use of our content.

• We started to include the authors’ ORCID iden­tifiers in the articles, which helps ensure unique identification and enhances the visibility of their scientific output.

• We incorporated the DOI into the bibliographic references of the articles, enriching the informa­tion and facilitating access to the cited sources.

• We maintained the inclusion of the RAMR in important databases such as Lilacs, Latindex, and Scielo.

There is still a long way to go; indexing in other platforms such as SCOPUS, Redalyc, DOAJ, Dialnet, and the long-desired PubMed remains pending.

However, we believe this must be done responsi­bly. One of the obstacles to submission was the fact that there have been delays in the timely release of the issues.

The roles of Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Sec­retary are extremely demanding and complex, and are made even more challenging by the difficulty in finding reviewers who respond on time. We deeply value and thank those who have done so and have supported us throughout these years.

Dr. Sandra Inwentars will continue in charge of the RAMR; and I wish her the greatest success.

I am confident that, under a new leadership, the journal will continue on its path of growth and consolidation, reaching new goals and strengthen­ing its position as a benchmark in its field.

I wish you all the best for the future and once again express my deep gratitude for these years we have shared.

Sincerely