The Archives and the publication of its first impact factor.

Mailing address: Luiz Felipe P. Moreira • Av. Dr. Enéas Carvalho Aguiar, 44 2o andar, Bloco 2, Sala 13 Cerqueira César 05403-000 São Paulo, SP Brazil E-mail: lfelipe@cardiol.br The Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia (Brazilian Archives of Cardiology) have been, for more than 60 years, one of the main means of dissemination of scientific research in the area of cardiovascular diseases in our country. Included in all main international databases and published in three language providing free access to its entire content through the Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo), the journal currently offers wide distribution and visibility to the scientific articles that it publishes.