Editor's Comment and Announcement.

Abstract

It is hard to believe but Clinical and Investigative Medicine (CIM), the official journal of Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation (CSCI),will soon celebrate its40th birthday! Over these past four decades, CIM has beenthe premier journal for Canadian clinician scientists; publishing over 1,000 articles onbreakthroughs and major advances fromCanada andaround the world. We are listed on Medline, PubMed and the Library of Science. We have been, and will continue to be,anindependent journal. To celebrate this auspicious occasion, we have plans to become an even bigger showpiecefornational and international clinical advances.We want to connect more closely with Canadian clinician scientists and trainees and we particularly want toencouragemore Canadian publications. Changes will soon be coming to CIM with several new features: Newsletterwith announcements and news on activities ofinterest toclinician scientistsandtrainees; Focused Reviewsonspecific areas of research; Reflectionson work and life experiences of trainees and senior clinician scientists; Methods Papersdescribing novel methods anticipated to be useful for others; and Guidelines or Recommendationson clinical care that are endorsed by a Canadian Medical or Surgical Society. Starting in 2018, we will be publishing on a quarterly basis. This will help to ensure we will focus on important breakthroughs and commentaries. However, we are also planning a special edition in the autumn to commemorate the 40th birthday. Stay tuned! Of course CIM will continue to publish original papers on discoveries in pathophysiology, prevention, management, treatment and outcome of clinical problems confronting clinicians in Canada and around the world. Please join us as we embark onthesechanges and a new era for CIM, Robert Bortolussi Clinical and Investigative Medicine (CIM) Editor in Chief.