BJCVS in PubMed Central

After waiting for almost two years, on July 10th I received an email from PubMed Central (PMC) stating that the Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery (BJCVS) had been approved in the first phase of indexing process in this important database. We are now in the second stage, which consists of the analysis and quality control of the data of our journal. For this, GN1, our partner since 2005, has made, along with our Editorial Board, the adaptation of three editions (28.4, 29.1 and 29.2) to the standard required by the PMC, which consists of marking files in the XML language and images of high standard of resolution, among other requirements. The files were sent for evaluation in early September. This phase of the process should not be as long as the first; thus, we expect that soon we can give more good news for our readers. I want to take the time to reinforce the words of the Editorial of the volume 27.4[1]. The PMC is an online repository with open access publications in the area of health. However, it is quite picky about the pattern of indexed publications. Therefore, I ask that authors to follow the standards of the journal (http://www.rbccv.org.br/page/6), especially with regard to the quality of the images (Table 1). Thus, we can streamline the submission process and providing “Ahead of Print” manuscripts approved, with benefits for all.