Retirement of Hugh A. Tilson

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Vol. 122, No. 8 EditorialOpen AccessRetirement of Hugh A. Tilson Linda S. Birnbaum, and Rick Woychik Linda S. Birnbaum Search for more papers by this author and Rick Woychik Search for more papers by this author Published:1 August 2014https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1408939AboutSectionsPDF ToolsDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InReddit Linda S. BirnbaumRick WoychikAs announced in the April 2014 issue (Tilson 2014), Hugh A. Tilson will be stepping down as Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) on 1 August 2014. With his departure, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is now actively recruiting for a new Editor-in-Chief. Dr. Tilson is generously offering to continue to stay involved with the journal during the period of transition until his successor can be identified. A search committee has been formed and is actively seeking to identify world-class environmental health scientists who have the qualifications and interests to serve in this role. If you are interested in learning more about the position, please send an e-mail to either of us (see e-mail addresses below). For information on how to apply for the position, contact Angela Davis in the National Institutes of Health Office of Human Resources ([email protected]).On behalf of the NIEHS and the National Toxicology Program, we want to express appreciation for Dr. Tilson’s efforts over the past 6.5 years. Since January 2008, when he assumed the role of Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Tilson has played a significant role in moving the journal to where it is today—one of the premier peer-reviewed journals in environmental health sciences. Dr. Tilson has worked diligently to improve the quality of the journal. The impact factor has moved steadily upward—from 5.86 in 2008 to 7.26 in 2013. He has also worked hard to ensure a more diverse readership. The submission of papers from Asia, particularly from China, has almost quadrupled over the past 6 years, and EHP has further expanded its accessibility by disseminating news and research to readers via social media such as Twitter and Facebook. EHP, one of the first scientific journals to move to an open access format, continued to demonstrate its leadership by becoming one of the first scientific journals to go to an online-only version in January 2013. Hugh Tilson has done a remarkable job and has much to be proud of during his tenure as Editor-in-Chief of EHP!ReferenceTilson HA. 2014. Letter from the Editor-in-Chief.Environ Health Perspect 122:A88; doi:10.1289/ehp.1408430. Link, Google ScholarFiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Vol. 122, No. 8 August 2014Metrics About Article Metrics Publication History Originally published1 August 2014Published in print1 August 2014 Financial disclosuresPDF download License information EHP is an open-access journal published with support from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health. All content is public domain unless otherwise noted. Note to readers with disabilities EHP strives to ensure that all journal content is accessible to all readers. However, some figures and Supplemental Material published in EHP articles may not conform to 508 standards due to the complexity of the information being presented. If you need assistance accessing journal content, please contact [email protected]. Our staff will work with you to assess and meet your accessibility needs within 3 working days.