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Forging Ahead with Lessons from the Past

As we prepare to enter the next decade of the 21st century, it is clear the American Journal of Nephrology has come a long way. When the current senior editors joined me at the beginning of this decade, the journal had an impact factor of 0.7. It was receiving less than 50 papers a year. With their help and that of the editorial board, the journal now has an impact factor of 3.16. It is receiving more than 400 articles per year. The change in direction from the previous format clearly helped spawn this growth. To help foster more growth, the journal is now adding two sections: Transplantation and Nephrology Grand Rounds . The previous Kidney and beyond section has been deleted. We are also revising our editorial board to accommodate these changes. The section editor for Transplantation , premiering in January 2010, will be Dr. Matthew Weir and Nephrology Grand Rounds will be a quarterly feature and handled by Dr. Edward Ross. In addition to these sections we will be introducing Hot Topics in Nephrology: A Debate Format and edited by Dr. Kevin Abbott. These debate topics will occur by invitation only. We want to thank the readership and want to encourage you to continue to support the journal and help with its growth. We have gone far with your help and hope to continue this into the future. We plan to continue the commitment to publish top basic science papers while expanding into some specific clinical areas. Nephrology Grand Rounds is one such venture where fellows will be encouraged to submit papers under the supervision of senior mentors to provide both a forum for fellows to submit papers and for the readership to benefit from overviews of clinical relevant areas. On behalf of the editorial board, I want to thank the readership for their support and personally want to thank the editorial board for their ideas and support. George L. Bakris , MD, FASN Editor-in-Chief Published online: January 4, 2010 Nephrology American Journal of