Currently, more than half of the articles have been written by international authors over the past two years, and SCOPUS 'CiteScore (=2.85 for 2018) is the highest among the all general medical ultrasound journals in the world. We expect the first official JCR (Journal Citation Reports) impact factor for 2019 to be around 3.0. In the future, we will continue to introduce the latest research and provide the most up-to-date guidelines for ultrasound imaging along with reviews that directly aid in actual clinical ultrasound.

As Editor-in-Chief, I would like to thank all the authors, reviewers and editors who supported our journal, especially the dedication and hard work of the staff who created the journal.