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CUAJ Report

Michael Leveridge
Editor-in-Chief, CUAJ @CuaJournal
Kingston, ON

Hitting the halfway mark!
ard to believe it’s been two years already as CUAJ Additionally, we’re changing how we handle case
HEditor-in-Chief. It has been a rewarding experience reports. We want Canadian, trainee-led content first,
thus far, and I hope to continue implementing small and will focus on the most novel, unique, and practice-
changes that will have big impact for our readers. changing cases being selected for publication. Less
“look what we found” and more “look what we did.”
The editorial board recently welcomed new members Our reviewer instructions will reflect this change for more
Lysanne Campeau (Montreal, QC) and Jenn Locke actionable, practice-relevant papers (and yes, this
(Kelowna, BC). Joseph Chin (London, ON), Louis means less of them).
Lacombe (Quebec, QC), Lynn Stothers (Vancouver,
BC), and Tim Wollin (Edmonton, AB) — consulting and Other content on the horizon: brief, single-question
section editors and integral members of the team reviews; Festschrift, a collection of manuscripts published
since the journal’s inception — have stepped down. in honor of a particular individual; personal, human-
We are grateful to all of them for their immeasurable interest stories; and practical papers on statistics, time
contributions. management, teaching pearls, and communication
skills. Recent engagement with the Residents and Fellows
We aim to publish papers that are actionable and Committee and Section Editor for Trainees, Uday Mann,
pertinent to urologists in all subspecialties and clinical will bear fruit with a bolstered role for trainees in the
settings. Keeping an eye on Impact Factor is an journal.
evergreen aspiration, it is important to consider actual
“impact” on the Canadian urological community. If you have any ideas, we’d love to hear from you. Tell us
We want to be the go-to repository for urology-based about a colleague’s interesting side gig or your unique
information across the country and inform the practice of practice environment and we’ll follow up. Know a
Canadian urologists. To that end, this year has seen the urologist with unique teaching talents and techniques, or
publication of a record number of CUA guidelines and a productivity maven with effortless juggling of their many
consensus statements, as well as summaries of relevant roles? We’d love to share their secrets. Reach out to
data from the major GU oncology congresses. Managing Editor, Adriana Modica, at adriana.modica@
cua.org.
We understand how busy the day-to-day grind can get.
As such, we’ll be revising our instructions to authors so that We will continue to keep you abreast of these initiatives
we can bring you more concise pieces with highlights and more, and highlight our monthly offerings via our
of key messages for a no-friction reading experience. Twitter page. Send us your Twitter handle and we will
This goal ties into the cosmetic improvements we will be follow you back!
introducing shortly. The new-look CUAJ will bring fresh
typefaces, better use of negative space, more navigable As always, you can enjoy zero-barrier access to all our
tables, and callouts to improve readability. content on our website (cuaj.ca) and in the monthly
electronic table on contents in your email inboxes, as well
as on PubMed.

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