“…I n 2015 the Journal of the Brazilian College of Surgeons brings, for the fourth consecutive year, edition 4, dedicated to themes of trauma and emergency surgery. With the support of the Brazilian Society of Integrated Assistance to the Traumatized (SBAIT) it is widely disseminated and invites the surgeons and their departments to submit articles, to be evaluated by guest editors in an agile and competent way 1 . The number of submitted articles is increasing annually; in 2012 and 2013 18 articles were received, in 2014 19 (with 11 being published) and this year 35 original articles and three review articles have been received, with a total of 15 (39.5%) being approved for publication.…”