Recognitions and achievements in our 65th Anniversary
Abstract
Investigacion Clinica celebrated its 65th anniversary in 2025 with a busy publishing sea- son. We received over 150 submissions; of these, 120 were reviewed by the Editorial Commit- tee, which welcomed two new members: José Luis Arcaya (Neuroscience) and Nereida Valero- Cedeño (Virology). We published four editorials and 35 articles: 28 original articles, 6 reviews, and 1 case report. Thirty-one percent of these originated in Venezuela, while 69% came from other countries, including Brazil, Spain, and China. We had 58 reviewers: 64% were Venezu- elan, and 36% were from other countries. Notably, most international reviewers graduated from Venezuelan universities but work abroad. We are deeply grateful to them for maintaining their connection to their homeland. We remain included in international indexes such as Scopus and Web of Science, and we are the Venezuelan medical journal with the most issues indexed by SciELO-Venezuela. CrossRef reported that published works are requested 2,000-4,000 times per month. In this first issue of 2026, we have updated the Instructions for Authors to better meet the ongoing demands of scientific communication and to prevent incidents that have oc- curred in recent years. Specifically, proposals for articles must be the sole responsibility of the authors, through the corresponding author, because some submissions from promoters or edi- torial assistants raised serious doubts about the work’s suitability, compromising the journal’s quality and, on some occasions, prompting us to consider retracting the manuscript. Unfortu- nately, 2026 brought us the sad news of the passing of our editor from 1972 to 1990, virologist Dr. Slavia Ryder, who died on January 20th. This issue includes an In Memoriam written by one of her first students, Dr. José Esparza.
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