We’ve Come a Long Way, Haven’t We?

Abstract

Just 4 years ago, I wrote the “welcome” editorial for the inaugural issue of Research in Gerontological Nursing (RGN), and now that I am retiring as Editor, it is time for me to say goodbye and thank you and to welcome the outstanding new Editor—a friend, colleague, prominent scientist, extraordinary reviewer, and member of RGN’s editorial board—Christine R. Kovach, PhD, RN, FAAN. I will forever be grateful to the staff at SLACK Incorporated for taking the risk to establish this journal at a time when personal and institutional investments in new journals were increasingly challenged by economic constraints and for the extraordinary help, guidance, encouragement, and support they have provided since RGN’s inception. The journal would not be possible without the contributions of many others: I am indebted to editorial coordinator Kay Geguzis and a dedicated panel of assistant editors, astute and thoughtful editorial board members and reviewers, and a growing cadre of gerontological nurse scientists and international and interdisciplinary contributors. Together, they have built and sustained a standard of excellence for RGN that I am confident will only increase under Dr.