Platinum open access journal in urology

Happy New Year! Investigative and Clinical Urology (ICUrology) is an international, peer-reviewed, platinum open access journal published bimonthly. ICUrology aims to publish outstanding scholarly articles, both basic and clinical, that will have an impact on our understanding of various urological diseases and improve health care worldwide. The journal is currently indexed in MEDLINE/PubMed, PubMed Central (PMC), Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and more. Two years have passed since our journal changed its title to Investigative and Clinical Urology to open doors to more international authors and readers. Surprisingly, there has been a remarkable increase in submissions from 20 countries in 2015 to 32 countries in 2017. In 2017, ICUrology published 6 regular issues bimonthly. Many outstanding papers were published in both fields of investigative and clinical urology. The acceptance rate was 26.2%, and the mean time from submission to final decision was 35 days. ICUrology strives to rapidly review and publish high-quality articles. In addition, we published 2 supplementary issues. The first special issue focused on pediatric vesicoureteral reflux, which is a common urological anomaly. The guest editor of this issue was professor Sang Won Han from Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Seven distinguished international scholars participated in the special issue, including professors Antoine E. Khoury, John M Park, Earl Y Cheng, and Israel Franco from the USA and professor Hideo Nakai from Japan. The second special issue focused on underactive bladder, which is a voiding dysfunction that has attracted much interest recently. Professor Kyu-Sung Lee from Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, served as a guest editor. Six eminent international scholars participated in the special issue, including professor Marcus J. Drake from the UK, professor Yasuhiko Igawa from Japan, and professor Platinum open access journal in urology Editorial