It is with great pride that we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Revista Argentina de Cirugía, a journal that dates back to 1960.

At that time,the Asociación Argentina de Cirugía (AAC) decided to create an official journal, which would gather the works and research in the field of surgery. This project was evaluated by a group of prestigious surgeons who committed themselves to the idea, worked hard and started its publication.

This very brilliant initiative allowed surgeons nationwide to access the best scientific research papers on surgical specialties.

The journal was published monthly, constituting two biannual volumes; the last issue included an index of the authors and publications, simplifying the search and identification of the topics.

Therefore, professionals and trainees were able to access the latest news in research, as well as the papers presented by other national surgical societies of particular interest.

The papers submitted for publication were carefully selected, and the presentation and writing of the articles and clarity of the abstracts were thoroughly evaluated.

At present, the journal is published online every three months with free access in Spanish and English, resulting in wider diffusion and positioning it as a reference journal in other academic fields.

Another undisputed achievement of its commitment to reaching new goals occurred in the last few years when the journal was indexed again by SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online), gaining access the most comprehensive index of Ibero-American journals.

The permanent contribution of surgeons and their commitment to the presentation of articles of high academic level is of utmost importance to further support the excellence of the Revista Argentina de Cirugía.

In the future, with everybody’s contribution, we hope to move forward towards improvements that will make the journal more prominent and recognized in the local and international surgical environments.

As President of the AAC and on behalf of its Board of Directors, I congratulate and thank the current heads of the Journal, as well as all the staff for their dedication and commitment to this very important task.