Our Anesthesia and Pain Medicine is currently expanding into a global-scale journal.

journal of the Korean Society of Anesthesiologists (KSA) and represents the official journals of the following societies: the Korean Society of Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care (KSNACC), the Korean Society for Anesthetic Pharmacology (KSAP), the Korean Society of Obstetric Anesthesiologists (KSOA), the Korean Society of Pediatric Anesthesiologists (KSPA), the Korean Neuromuscular Research Society (KNRS), the Korean Society of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesiologists (KSCVA), the Korean Society of Transplantation Anesthesiologists (KSTA), the Korean Spinal Pain Society (KSPS), the Korean Society of Regional Anesthesia (KSRA), and the Korean Society for Airway Management (KSAM). As an official journal of several societies in departments of anesthesia, we have proudly improved our roles in increasing the knowledge of advancements in anesthesia and inspiring clinical or research confidence. Recently, the APM was indexed using the Scopus database. At this point, we would like to look back on the steps we took and enforce them for further advancement. Since the inception of our journal in 2006, our readership was expected to be limited to the domestic audience, and nearly all articles were published in Korean. However, considering the vast and rapid increase in our advancement of research and practice resources in the field of anesthesia, we cannot help but consider transitioning into a globally indexed journal. Finally, all articles have been published in English since 2019, and we decided to be indexed in PubMed Central (PMC), an archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the USA National Institutes of Health’s Library of Medicine. On the journey of being indexed in the PMC, Professor Young-Cheol Woo, the previous editor-in-chief, conducted the entire process with the critical assistance of Professor Sun Huh. Every editorial board member thoroughly participated in revising our webpage and e-submission system for 3 months; specifically, the ‘best practice’ section of our website was the most critical part for all board members concerned. Finally, we received the notification of indexing by the PMC on October 20, 2020 [1]. Owing to our efforts, a number of manuscripts have been submitted worldwide, and there has been a remarkable improvement in both quantity and quality. In late 2022, Professor Hyun Kang was appointed the new Editor-in-Chief of APM and insisted that we should be more globalized and indexed by well-known databases. We Our Anesthesia and Pain Medicine is currently expanding into a global-scale journal Hyungseok Seoand Hyun Kang Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea Received July 3, 2023 Revised July 5, 2023 Accepted July 5, 2023