JACI: Global is now ready for boarding!

The launch of JACI: Global is an exciting time for the AAAAI and allergy/immunology (A/I) community. Academy leadership felt very strongly that a true “Gold Open Access” journal would be important expansion family journals offers. There were number reasons it was needed to developed. First, JACI In Practice have achieved tremendous success. However, their focus has been communicate well-developed translational research or clinical advances can immediately employed by our practitioners. success A/I community resulted in so much publishable frustratingly difficult investigators who report formative developmental studies prioritized Practice. These early are often building blocks upon which built. Additionally, on even more competition publication those focused basic science animal model studies. One goal provide opportunity early-stage bench research. We will also welcome informative case reports, systemic narrative reviews, eager publish articles across expanse essence, “Global” with regard type we publish. embraces international Like AAAAI, strives reach out from many regions local issues stages. Thus, these face stiff acceptance sister journals. funding agencies now require work they fund presented fully open access publications. To increase reach, serve as meet requirements any agency. being access, published accessible anybody Internet access. online journal, format provides flexibility allows available after acceptance. Journal operations began July 2021 selection Editor-in-Chief proceeding several fundamental decisions. Our first article submissions received September 2021. Initially receiving 2 ways: one direct submission Global. second transfer sound not quite fit pleased prior formally publishing issue (coincident 2022 Annual Meeting), over 60 manuscripts currently accepted 9, online. Ethiopia, South Africa, India, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Austria, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Brazil, Canada, United States. Or put another way, every continent except Antarctica; way “Global.” next step indexed. As apply PubMed Central 25 articles. By listed Central, findable PubMed, rapidly increasing visibility This initial obtaining official Impact Factor. Factor guiding vision methodologically community, totally developed phase III I envision working develop programs authors citations enhance H factor. am honored grateful selected inaugural joined Drs Lanny Rosenwasser Mimi Tang Associate Editors, benefit outstanding collaboration Zuhair Ballas, MD, Michael Schatz, editors-in-chief Practice, Board Directors. approach national meeting, plan expanding Editor corps convening Editorial Board. hope you join us this flight all flights come. ready boarding!