From the President of the International Society of Nephrology

Abstract

Thomas Andreoli presented his Kidney International Editor's report to the ISN Management Committee and Council in New Orleans. The success of the Journal under his editorship has been nothing short of phenomenal. During Tom's editorship between 1984 and 1996, the number of editorial pages has risen from 1,906 to 4,193, an aggregate increase of 220%. Over this period this growth rate of Kidney International ranks with the very highest among the leading biomedical science journals in the world. During the same time the acceptance rate has remained at approximately 38% with an equal balance between clinical and basic science articles. The excellent timeframe from receipt of the manuscript to the first decision letter is 38 days and the publication time by Blackwell Science after the final decision is between 4.4 and 5.0 months. The circulation of Kidney International has increased by 35% since 1984. In 1995 the Journal has become available on CD-ROM. Editorial Reviews focus on basic science issues and Perspectives in Clinical Nephrology focus on clinical aspects. The excellent ISN Forefronts in Nephrology are routinely published as Symposia in Kidney International. The profitability of Kidney International has allowed for a dramatic increase in the various ISN educational programs worldwide. On the background of this superb leadership as Editor of Kidney International over the past 13 years Dr. Andreoli has decided to complete his tenure as Editor on July 1, 1997. After consultation with the ISN membership, Council and Search Committee chaired by President-elect Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Saulo Klahr has been selected as the next Editor of Kidney International for a six-year term. Dr. Klahr has been an Associate Editor of Journal of Clinical Investigation; Editor, American Journal of Kidney Disease, and ISN Program Chair for the XlVth Congress to be held in Sydney, Australia, May 25–29, 1997. He has published over 400 scientific papers in both basic and clinical science areas. Dr. Klahr presented his proposed Associate Editors to the Management Committee which enthusiastically approved his team. Continuity in clinical and basic research will be maintained by the reappointment of Jim Knochel (Dallas) and Jan Weening (Amsterdam) who have performed so well as current Associate Editors. Pierre Ronco (Paris) will replace the late Claude Amiel as an Associate Editor. Eric Nielson (Philadelphia) and Sei Sasaki (Tokyo) will be the remaining Associate Editors and they add knowledge of cutting edge basic and clinical science and geographical balance to the editorial team. With these Associate Editors Dr. Klahr will surely maintain the remarkable Editorial excellence established by Tom Andreoli and his predecessor, Ike Robinson, which has allowed Kidney International to be the leading kidney journal in the world.