Author’s Reply: The Editor’s role, again

In the editorial game, authors are the players, reviewers are the linesmen on the sidelines, and the editor is the umpire. However, it is not uncommon for the umpire, to have a limited view of the pitch, only to be called back for revision through the video-assisted review. In the editorial context, the video-assisted review assistants are the readers, who critically evaluate the journal’s content and integrate, expand, and correct it when necessary. The journal remains open to this process, and we are well aware that only through dialectics—the comparison of differing views—can a sharper truth emerge. I described the role of the Editor-in-Chief as it is, based on my 40+ years of experience. Daly and Teixeira da Silva describe it as it should be, and this perspective is stimulating, refreshing, and timely.