An important conference and workshop, the first of their kind, were held in Cairo, Egypt on medical journals. The meeting was organized by World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office of the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) in collaboration with the Saudi Medical Journal. The Editor-in-Chief represented the journal in the conference and workshop. The meetings were a great opportunity for exchanging experiences and for publicizing our journal. The conference was well organized and attracted high-powered personalities and presentations. One of the important results of the conference was the establishment of the Eastern Mediterranean Association of Medical Editors. An important recommendation of the conference was to hold courses for editors and reviewers or regional biomedical journals. The good news is that the next conference and hopefully the first training course will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in the near future and will be hosted by the Saudi Medical Journal. The Editor-in-Chief urges all those interested to make the maximum of such important meetings and training. Our reviewers and interested readers would eventually be informed about developments in this regard. The following is an executive summary of the deliberations of the conference.