Spine Surgery and Related Research (SSRR) is pleased to announce that Dr. Yoshiharu Kawaguchi, Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Toyama University, Japan, has been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of SSRR. Dr Kawaguchi has been a Deputy Editor with the SSRR since the first issue in 2017. He starts his duty as Editor-in-Chief in January 2024. See the SSRR Editorial Committee members.