New year's greeting

May this new year of 2025 be one in which all wishes and goals of relatives to the International Journal of Urology (IJU) come true!

Thanks to all authors and relatives of IJU, IJU has been even promoting during these years. In order to contribute to sustainable significant publication to advance the academic promotion of urological fields, IJU is going to publish the special issue every year in addition to the standard issue. IJU aims to up-to-date urological findings generated from not only Asia but also all over the world through the standard as well as specially scheduled issues, and IJU has played an important role in the progress of the world urological fields by showing outstanding academic activities of the field of urology especially in Asian countries. I would express my sincere appreciation for the excellent support to IJU from all members of the Japanese Urological Association (JUA), Urological Association of Asia (UAA), and the readers of IJU all over the world. Fortunately, there is an increased number of submitted urological case reports to IJU Case Reports, which was recognized as an essential journal of case report in urology in the world.

Recent developments in the field of urology, from prevention, diagnosis, minimally invasive treatment, new drug therapy, cutting-edge surgery, radiation therapy, and multidisciplinary treatment, have surpassed other fields in progress, and at the same time, there have been remarkable advances in basic research that will support these clinical practices. IJU is the most suitable journal for papers on a wide range of research themes in urology.

Every year, IJU Editorial Board Meeting has been held at the time of the JUA annual meeting in order to introduce its specific feature and further develop IJU and IJU Case Reports to the JUA and UAA members. The next annual meeting of JUA will be held in Fukuoka in 2025, and then, in Kyoto in 2026. At the time of the IJU Editorial Board Meeting, excellent reviewers and significant authors of highly cited articles will be honored as the “Reviewer of the Year” and “Top cited article award.” From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate their significant contributions and efforts to IJU as well as IJU Case Reports and congratulate hereby.

In this year 2025, I heartfully look forward to your submission of your valuable articles to standard and/or special issues of IJU and IJU Case Reports.

None declared.