Joint terminology documents: are there too many or is this the way forward?

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The history of jointly published terminology documents began with the International Urogynecologic Association (IUGA)/International Continence Society (ICS) joint report on the terminology for female pelvic floor dysfunction from 2010.¹ It was the first manuscript co-produced by IUGA and ICS members and co-published in the International Urogynecology Journal and Neurourology and Urodynamics. This publication represented a leap forward in collaboration between societies and publishers. The initial concern from publishers and journal editors was that the manuscripts could be cited from either journal and this would dilute the effect of the manuscript on the journal’s impact factor. It is impossible to determine whether this concern materialized but neither journal noted any significant changes in their impact factors following the joint publication. …