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Key points: Editors of 10 North American Family Medicine journals simultaneously published a Joint Call for Action to address systemic racism and encourage diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility/antiracism (DEIA) initiatives in medicine and medical publishing in January 2021.The efforts of the journals since publication of the joint editorial are summarized and include working to diversify editorial teams, editorial boards and authors; enhanced content about DEIA topics; mentoring of authors who are underrepresented in medicine (URM); and presenting content related to DEIA in Family Medicine publishing at national meetings.Editors had a follow up meeting in November 2022 to continue working toward a common goal of reducing racism and increasing DEIA initiatives in Family Medicine publications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers developments related to the journal "Circulation." The topics discussed include the assumption of the new editorial team, the implementation of the wide-array of initiatives to meet the global needs of cardiovascular investigators and practitioners, and the refining of the review journal's review process.

The article reflects on the 2014 Editorial Board Meeting of the "Korean Journal of Urology" (KJU) held during the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Korean Urological Association (KUA) in Seoul, Korea on November 15. Topics discussed include several indiactors which reveals development in KJU such as submission, manuscript, and acceptance of articles the increased of the number of editors to enhance peer review process, and the addition of "Genomics/Stem Cells in Urology" topics in the journal.

The article announces the changes made on the journal, including the restructuring of its Editorial Board and the decision to publish the journal online.

Provides a listing of the editors, board members, and current staff for this issue of the publication. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]