title: IJU this issue: An academic journal functions as a vector to convey messages and information among researchers around the world who share an interest.
authors.forename: Shin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Egawa
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D038622:Internationality; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D014572:Urology / Q000639:trends*