EDITORIAL.

This document is an editorial from the Journal of Maps, discussing the importance of community support and collaboration within the academic community. The editor announces the winner of the 2023 Best Map Competition, which was awarded to a team for their Geological Map of South America in Google Earth. The document also provides a summary of the journal's productivity in 2023, with 133 articles published. The Impact Factor slightly dropped to 2.2 but is still higher than the previous year. The number of downloads for articles in open access journals increased by nearly 10% to 458,576. The top five cited and downloaded articles are listed, with the Best Map prizewinner receiving 10,177 downloads. The author expresses gratitude to the academic community, authors, reviewers, and editorial board members for their contributions to the journal. Additionally, the document is a list of references for various articles published in the Journal of Maps, covering topics such as geological mapping, geospatial analysis, geomorphology, and cartography. The authors are affiliated with universities and research institutions from around the world. The articles are available under an Open Access license, allowing for non-commercial use and distribution. [Extracted from the article]