Articles submitted from October 2021 through March 2022 saw a 25% decrease in median publication time compared to the prior six month period (April - September 2021)! The traditional academic publishing industry has conditioned us to think this is too good to be true, but it’s not. Fast, efficient, low-cost publication without compromising quality is possible!

Earlier this week, we released our Wall of Shame, highlighting authors whose misconduct has resulted in article retractions. Although Cureus has no desire to shame anyone, the journal has a fundamental responsibility to ensure that potentially dangerous medical misinformation is not published. It is our contention that by shaming a few of the worst “bad apples,” we can prevent hundreds or even thousands of future offenses, thereby ensuring the well-being of countless patients.

With that being said, it's clear that we failed to provide adequate details and transparency around who was selected and why. Cureus is committed to battling inequity in the medical publishing space, and through our lack of transparency here we have clearly come up short in that commitment. We are already working on improvements to better address these shortcomings and look forward to sharing them with you in the near future.

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