This is a historical number for our Journal. We are pleased to announce that International Brazilian Journal of Urology reached the biggest Impact Factor of its history – 1,541. The editorial board and the Brazilian Urology Society are very proud with consolidation of the International Brazilian Journal of Urology as one of the most relevant in the dissemination of urology research worldwide.

The July-August number of Int Braz J Urol, the 11th under my supervision, presents original contributions with a lot of interesting papers in different fields: Prostate Cancer, Male Infertility, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Urinary Stones, Testicular Cancer, Bladder Cancer, LUTS, Neurogenic Bladder, Pediatric Urology, Basic Research, Interstitial cystitis, female genitoplasty, Urethral strictures and Covid-19 in Urology…

The May-June number of Int Braz J Urol, the 10th under my supervision , presents original contributions with a lot of interesting papers in different fields: Prostate Cancer, Male Infertility, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Urinary Stones, Testicular Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Nocturnal Enuresis, Penile Cancer, Male Health, LUTS, Neurogenic Bladder, Pediatric Urology, Sacral Neuromodulation and Covid-19 in Urology…

We are pleased to announce that International Brazilian Journal of Urology became the official communication organ of the American Confederation of Urology. The editorial board and the Brazilian Urology Society are very happy because the beginning of this partnership what will contribute to rein force the impact of the International Brazilian Journal of Urology on the American continente…

The year of 2020, my first year as Editor-in-Chief of International Brazilian Journal of Urology, was very difficult due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but the quarantine period led to an increase in the number of submissions for our journal and we had a significant increase in our impact factor in June 2020. During this period, we ended up with the retention of articles, increased the rigor of selection and decreased the average rating of articles from 47 days to 22 days…