By the publication of this editorial, Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences would have completed

5 years of its age (1). It would have published 201 articles spread over 1327 pages. There has been a progressive increase in the articles over the years (Table 1). It has been a good experience for a large number of healthcare professionals. We were able to afford individual advice and coaching for authors from developing countries. Authors were assigned individual editors to work closely with them for editing and maturation of the manuscript prior to submission for reviews. Such service, very few international journals may have, was very much needed and fulfilled one of the main goals of launching this journal. Such dedication resulted in indexing the journal in more than 8 medical indices. Of course this has helped with more exposure of the journal. Comparing 2012 and 2013, we had 11,159 vs 16,089 visitors with 44 % increase in the number