20 years of ACTA PAULISTA DE ENFERMAGEM: homage to our collaborators

Abstract

At the 20th Anniversary Celebration of ACTA PAULISTA DE ENFERMAGEM, we pay homage all our collaborators for the acknowledged contribution to the development of this Journal, despite all the difficulties, of many sorts, which several scientific periodicals have to deal with.Thus, the prestige we have achieved, within the academy as well as among working nurses, is one of the indicators that reflects the efforts that have been made to overcome those difficulties. Problems and limitations will always be an everyday-obstacle. However, due to the conscientious work done by numerous individuals, we have changed these situations into challenges, and this partnership helps us to make continuous improvements to ACTA PAULISTA DE ENFERMAGEM.Achieving continuously renewed quality standards and requirements concerning information and scientific communication in the era of globalization, and therefore, the era of knowledge, creates a context that impels us toward exceeding or perishing.Hence, the permanent improvement of its Editorial Body, including editors, Editorial Board members, ad hoc consultants, and the support team has been indispensible for this Journal over these two decades of its existence. Nevertheless, it is the sum of the competencies of these actors that has contributed to enhancing the quality at ACTA PAULISTA DE ENFERMAGEM, and we dedicate this celebration to them, regardless of the insecurity regarding the funding, which had been partially due to the inconsistent financial support from CNPq and FAPESP.To the authors who, when submitting their papers, show confidence in the peer reviewed system, considered the "invisible hand" that assures quality in science (1) , and to the readers and subscribers of ACTA PAULISTA DE ENFERMAGEM we reiterate our commitment with the Mission to: "publish studies that add value and contribute to the development of this professional field".Thus, we hope to soon also celebrate being inserted into other databases to promote the qualities of this scientific journal regarding the role to formalize the process of knowledge communication in nursing and related areas, implementing changes that reflect the evolution of science and the contemporary society (2) . REFERENCES