JIVR: a new frontier for global injury and violence prevention

Welcome to the jivr! on behalf of editorial team/board, we are delighted to inform you that after three years of preparation and hard work the journal entitled journal of injury and violence research (jivr) is established. the driving force behind the inception and evolution of jivr has been to provide an interdisciplinary forum for publishing definitive peer reviewed articles devoted to the clinical practice of injury and violence. the jivr aims be a participant in continuing education of clinicians, forecast important issues and trends in injury and violence prevention (such as trauma, antiviolence against self and others, sport safety, road safety, child safety, disaster control and all intention and unintentional injuries research) and foster responsible debate on injury and violence related controversial issues. as an international journal, it welcomes cross-communication between different cultures and encourages interdisciplinary discussions in the field of injury and violence prevention and treatment. it is with a great pride and joy that we are starting to write this editorial message for the inaugural issue of the journal. the past three years of preparation have been filled with defiantly hard efforts, exhilaration and some anxiety. we are grateful to all the authors, reviewers, and editors who have been supporting this journal during its infancy. we are equally excited to see the fruits of our labors and indeed, as with all other new journals, jivr is commencing the print of its 1st issue.