As the ACG Case Reports Journal celebrates its 10th anniversary, we would like to reflect on the path we've followed, describe the current status, and illustrate the future vision for our Journal. We invited Mohammad Yaghoobi, Associate Professor of Medicine at McMaster University and the first Editor-in-Chief of the ACG Case Reports Journal, to describe the history of the Journal with an editorial titled “Where it started.” We are deeply appreciative of Yaghoobi, our Associate Editors, and the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) staff for creating a foundation for the Journal's success. We also thank all previous editors, staff, peer-reviewers, and authors for their contributions. Without their strong support, the ACG Case Reports Journal could not have grown into the publication it is today.

Currently, Tomoki Sempokuya from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Nicholas McDonald from the University of Minnesota serve as co-Editors-in-Chief, along with Associate Editors Yvette Achuo-Egb, Michael Beattie, Vibhu Chittajallu, Khushboo Gala, Erik Holzwanger, Anand Kumar, Jennifer Onwochei, Shazia Rashid, and Eric Swei. Claire Neumann serves as the Managing Editor, and Neen LeMaster is the Editorial Coordinator. We recognize our current editorial board members' active contributions and their commitment to working closely through frequent virtual meetings and an annual in-person meeting at ACG's annual scientific meeting.

The ACG Case Reports Journal is indexed on PubMed/PubMed Central, Web of Science's Emerging Sources Citation Index, Directory of Open Access Journals, Google Scholar, and EBSCO. We publish case reports, image submissions, video submissions, and letters to the editor. The journal has grown significantly since its inception; in 2015, the Journal received 305 submissions and in 2021, there were 1,168. As of writing this editorial in early December, the Journal has received over 900 submissions for 2022. With a 5-year acceptance rate of 20%, the Journal is becoming more competitive. We hope to continue this trend, and with the Journal receiving its first impact factor in summer 2023, we forecast continued growth.

In 2022, we began to charge article processing fees for the first time, but this fee is waived for all active ACG members.

To improve the visibility and extend the reach of our Journal, we have become active on social media and recorded podcast episodes, which are available on all major audio streaming platforms. Our most popular article was published in 2019, “An Unusual Finding of a Ladybug on Screening Colonoscopy,” and has been shared over 7,500 times on Twitter and was featured by 19 news outlets around the world. Be sure to follow the Journal @ACGCRJ to keep up to date on the newest novel case reports published.

We continually strive to improve the authors' experience by shortening the duration between article submission and final decision. Currently, on average, time from submission to the first decision is 25.7 days, and submission to online publication (including author revision time) is 175.3 days or just over 6 months. Part of streamlining this process is providing feedback and education to peer-reviewers to help them provide quality reports. To that end, we have written an editorial, “How to Be a Great Peer-Reviewer,” and are in the process of introducing a new peer-review format. Those interested in becoming a reviewer for the Journal can register through the Editorial Manager submission system (https://www.editorialmanager.com/acgcr).

Moving forward, we hope to increase the readership and submissions to the Journal from all over the world by continually improving academic integrity and the quality of the publication along with evolving our social media, podcasts, and online presence. It is also beneficial to have short commentaries from an expert in the field regarding the interesting cases. ACG has been an advocate for solid mentorship programs, and we wish to create structured mentorship programs for editorial processes and authorship perspectives, as a case report may be a key stepping stone toward an academic career for trainees. We recognize the unique challenges faced by underrepresented groups in gastrointestinal publications and hope to create a platform for trainees and practicing providers to publish topics relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our field. The ultimate goal of our Journal is to provide growth and learning opportunities for gastrointestinal and hepatology fellows and help fellows meet core curriculum requirements for non-patient care activities. We hope to continuously improve our Journal to be a top gastroenterology and hepatology case report journal for the next 10 years and beyond.