摘要: More than one year has passed since I took over the editorship of our Journal. My predecessors, Peter Ell and Ignasi Carriò, made the EJNMMI a great journal. I know I am going to have a difficult time in keeping the same pace, but I will do what is in my best possibilities. At this time, I like to share some ideas on how to proceed in the next future. The publishing world is evolving fast and we must be able to adapt to it. In this scenario, we appreciate the good reputation of our Journal and want to respect the principles of scientific integrity. News about citations factories, predatory journals, plagiarism, and fake news might give the general public a wrong impression on the reputation of all scientific Journals, including the EJNMMI. To protect the integrity and the reputation of our Journal is the responsibility of editors, reviewers, and authors. This is the only way we have to stand clear among the highly ranked Journals …