Duncan Nicholas

The COVID-19 pandemic continued to restrict our movement and interactions, but we have become more accustomed to working online and developing new forms of communication. Our editorial office team is still working remotely, providing as exemplary a service to our community as ever. We have begun attending meetings in mix of online and in-person formats, and can only hope that the coming year will see more face-to-face interactions for the events in our field, as well as for our RBMO team.

https:// doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2014.03.011 In response to several questions regarding the validity of the data presented in the above article, RBMO and our publisher Elsevier are conducting a thorough investigation to verify the issues raised, and determine the appropriate status of the paper. The journal is issuing this note to its readers while the investigation is conducted, to acknowledge the concerns. A subsequent note will be published to inform readers of the outcome of the investigation.

Environmental sustainability and scientific publishing: EASE manifesto Following our June conference on the theme of Sustainability, inspired by the draft version of this document, and now in time for the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2021 in Glasgow, we are very proud to publish the “Environmental sustainability and scientific publishing: EASE manifesto.” Authored by founding members of the EASE Environment & Sustainability Committee, Alastair Brown (Editor in Chief of The Lancet...