In this issue:
- Bad reading: Worrying new data demonstrate a consistent shortfall of more than a fifth in net revenues over a four-year period for a quintet of commonly performed vascular procedures
- Endovascular showdown: Stage is set for BASIL-3 first-time data release
- Guest editorial: How open access is changing academic publishing
- ChatGPT: Research provides ‘stepping stone’ for future application of AI in vascular surgery
