Farewell Editorial Research Articles

Editor’s Comment

This is the third and my farewell editorial as editor-in-chief (EiC) of the AJIS. Three plus years, 40 months have passed since I took over the EiC role after an appointment by the AAIS search panel.

The Importance of the Pharmacoeconomic Analyses in Drug Negotiation. A Farewell Editorial

The Importance of the Pharmacoeconomic Analyses in Drug Negotiation. A Farewell Editorial

The Metaverse of Mind: Perspectives on DeSci for DeEco and DeSoc

First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere and deep thanks to our Editor-in-Chief, Professor MengChu Zhou, who took over my position after I was drafted for rejuvenating IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems in 2017. During the past five years, MengChu's professional leadership and dedication has transformed IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica (JAS) from its infancy to a young and high-impact publication in the world that is full of vitality and actively engaged by a group of talented and charged associate EiCs and editors, which is clearly demonstrated in MengChu's farewell editorial [1]. I am very glad that Professor Qing-Long Han, an influential and leading scientist of the world-class in AI, control, automation, and intelligent science and technology from Australia, as well as a staunch supporter and great leader of this journal from its beginning, will take over the EiC torch from MengChu next year, since I am extremely confident that our journal will reach a new high for its service and quality under his new leadership.

On Impact, Again... My Farewell Editorial

To paraphrase the late Jerry Garcia, "it's been a minute," and that certainly dates me as to my generation, eh? I started my journey in 2007 with SIGMIS and its publication, The DATA BASE for Advances in Information Systems, and that is now over 15 years ago. I had grand aspirations for the journal at the time: at top, to get our review process online (we did that in the first year of my first term by joining Editorial Manager) and secondly, to get us included in the ISI Journal Citation Reports survey for production of a Journal Impact Factor (that took the rest of the first editorial term).

Farewell Editorial with Apologies to Robert Frost

Journal of EndourologyVol. 34, No. 7 EditorialsFree AccessFarewell Editorial with Apologies to Robert FrostRalph V. ClaymanRalph V. ClaymanSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:17 Jul 2020https://doi.org/10.1089/end.2020.29090.rvcAboutSectionsPDF/EPUB Permissions & CitationsPermissionsDownload CitationsTrack CitationsAdd to favorites Back To Publication ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail One road led in a wood, but I—I trod a way not yet takenAnd that has made all the difference.In early 1986, with endourology yet in its nascent phase, Dallas Pennington and Robert Newman joined with me to publish the Endourology newsletter. The newsletter circulated among those few individuals who were committed to this newly developed concept of urologic surgery. Articles on technique were invited and all illustrations were hand drawn by Mary Albury Noyes. It came out quarterly and was rarely more than 20 pages.In 1987, Mary Ann Liebert had the idea that endourology deserved its own journal; Arthur Smith and I very much disagreed. So we talked with Mary Ann and in short order found ourselves editing a new publication, the Journal of Endourology. To be sure, Mary Ann was as always, visionary.Over the past 34 years, the Journal of Endourology has grown massively and now includes both Videourology (a brainchild of Arthur Smith) and JE Case Reports. The journal's impact factor has similarly grown and it maintains its position as the only urology journal focused on minimally invasive and noninvasive urologic procedures. I have greatly enjoyed these decades and have had the privilege to work with fabulous individuals as new editors came on board, specifically Gopal Badlani, John Denstedt, and, most recently, Chandru Sundaram. The ongoing constants have been Mary Ann Liebert, Vicki Cohn, and, of course, the specialty's originator and my close friend, Arthur Smith.Now the time has come for moving on. I am delighted that my place will be taken by Jaime Landman in whom I have ultimate confidence. There are few things better in this life, than to pass on what you have been fortunate to create to the next generation, knowing they will continue to nurture and grow it.In 1986, the last words of the editorial paragraph introducing the inaugural Endourology newsletter stated: “as our abilities advance, so may our patients benefit.” That simple mission/vision statement has endured the passage of time, as the mission for endourology continues to be to empower all urologists to advance their endourologic abilities, which as they are realized fulfills the vision of benefiting people worldwide.I look forward to witnessing what great endourologic advances will come…and when they do arrive, the Journal of Endourology will be there to celebrate and disseminate them.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 34Issue 7Jul 2020 InformationCopyright 2020, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishersTo cite this article:Ralph V. Clayman.Farewell Editorial with Apologies to Robert Frost.Journal of Endourology.Jul 2020.719-719.http://doi.org/10.1089/end.2020.29090.rvcPublished in Volume: 34 Issue 7: July 17, 2020PDF download

Special Section: Memorial Festschrift for the Late Professor Frank Kreith Sunrise Delayed but the Sun Shines Brightly: The Energy-Sustainability Quandary and Legacy of Professor Frank Kreith

Special Section: Memorial Festschrift for the Late Professor Frank Kreith Sunrise Delayed but the Sun Shines Brightly: The Energy-Sustainability Quandary and Legacy of Professor Frank Kreith

Farewell Editorial from the Outgoing Editor-in-Chief

Farewell Editorial from the Outgoing Editor-in-Chief

Farewell editorial: Exiting editors' perspective on current and future challenges in corporate governance research

Farewell editorial: Exiting editors' perspective on current and future challenges in corporate governance research

A very difficult farewell editorial

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A ‘low budget slow motion soundtrack song for the leaving scene.’ (A farewell editorial)

A ‘low budget slow motion soundtrack song for the leaving scene.’ (A farewell editorial)

Farewell Editorial

Presents the farewell editorial from Frank Park for this issue of the publication.

Farewell Editorial: After Seventeen Years and 70 Issues …

Farewell editorial by David Leake, who was editor-in-chief of AI Magazine from 1998 to 2016.

Farewell editorial from the founding editors.

The retiring Editor-in-Chief and Deputy Editor provide a brief retrospective of the first six volumes of Biomedical Optics Express, thank the Editorial Board and OSA professional staff, and endorse the new journal leadership and the continued support of the journal by the biomedical optics community.

Farewell Editorial: Smooth Transition of IEEE TNNLS

Time flies! It has been six years since I took over as the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL NETWORKS in January 2010. This issue not only marks the last issue of 2015 but is also my last one as the Editor-in-Chief. Serving as the Editor-in-Chief was truly an exciting and good learning experience for me. In the past six years, our TRANSACTIONS has grown significantly.Most importantly, we implemented a title change to the IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL NETWORKS AND LEARNING SYSTEMS, and our annual submission numbers have been doubled to reach 1200 submissions now. It has been a remarkable six years for me to work with amazing authors, reviewers, associate editors, and the IEEE staff.

Farewell Editorial from Current Editors

Farewell Editorial from Current Editors

Welcome to the new ckj: an open-access resource integrating clinical, translational and educational research into clinical practice.

In February 2008, the ERA-EDTA launched NDT Plus under the editorship of Norbert Lameire with the aim of providing an educational and training resource focusing on postgraduate clinical education and topics of interest to the practising nephrologist [1]. Four years later, NDT Plus evolved into the Clinical Kidney Journal (CKJ) [2]. February 2012 saw the birth of CKJ, a name change that was part of a more profound evolution in editorial policy [3]. The new policy aimed at keeping the journal educational yet making it more academic and providing more and better content [2]. Under the leadership of Alain Meyrier, the journal flourished and accomplished its mission [4]. The emphasis on quality resulted in a 60% rejection rate. As a result, nephrologists, kidney pathologists and kidney researchers were provided with an impressive array of high-quality manuscripts covering clinical nephrology, kidney pathology, dialysis and transplantation. In his farewell editorial comment, Alain himself picked a beautiful collection of his favourite in-depth reviews ranging from recent advances in Balkan endemic nephropathy [5] to novel cellular and molecular aspects of vasopressin [6] or more practical approaches to the evaluation of kidney injury by anticancer drugs [7] or the prescription of anticoagulation in chronic kidney disease [8]. The next chapter in the history of CKJ starts with this February 2015 issue of the journal and will further emphasize quality since we believe that the best way to contribute to education that positively impacts patient outcomes is to provide high-quality content authored by top-level clinical and translational researchers and clinicians. We propose to maintain the educational and clinically orientated focus while gradually expanding the clinical applications of translational research. Translation into clinical practice is the ultimate goal of research, and clinical practice should have an impact on research aims and scope. We aim to contribute to a translational research culture among nephrologists that helps close the gap between basic researchers and practising clinicians and promote sorely needed innovations in the field of nephrology [9]. In this regard, chronic kidney disease is among the top three fastest growing main causes of death worldwide [10], and despite general advances in patient care, the mortality of chronic kidney failure patients remains far higher than in the age-matched general population [11]. To reflect this widened scope, a sub-heading has been added to the journal name, emphasizing the new focus: Clinical and Translational Nephrology. The scope will be further expanded to include educational research in nephrology while kidney pathology will also remain a focus of the journal. A series of changes will help implement this new agenda.

A farewell editorial from the Clinical Kidney Journal's former Editor-in-Chief.

Three years of age in the human species applies to a toddler. In primates, as for a medical publication like the Clinical Kidney Journal, turning 36 months means maturity. It is time, now that he has reached the end of his tenure, that the former Editor-in-Chief takes a look back at his dear journal's conception, its birth, its achievements and its promises. Its conception stemmed from the retirement of a predecessor, NDT-Plus, the honourable sister journal to Nephrology, Dialysis, Transplantation. In fact, this title seemed to point to some superiority of the younger member of the kindred, whereas its goal was to assist NDT in providing clinical matters to a younger readership. Moreover, NDT and NDT-Plus had the same Editor-in-Chief, a driver with a two-in-hand harnessing. The coachman did a splendid job of it, but when his 6-year tenure came to an end, it was time to change one of the horses. There were long deliberations on a title—‘Journal’, of course, ‘Kidney’, evidently, and what about ‘Clinical’? That was it! Invert the terms and you come up with a good title … Clinical Kidney Journal. To assist in the birth, an obstetrician of sorts was chosen—that is, a new Editor-in-Chief. The EDTA-ERA Council elected yours truly, which I considered an honour but also a frightening responsibility for a beginner in medical editing. I bit the bullet and proposed to start with a new blue glossy cover—as blue is my favourite colour—displaying three symbolic pictures (nephrology, dialysis and transplantation, respectively), a new layout and a new editorial board. This was approved by the council and by our publisher, Oxford University Press. Then, the new EIC had to elaborate the first issue, which appeared in February 2012. It was well received (at least this was what I was indulgently told), which was an encouragement to pursue my vision and help the newborn thrive. Now the cart had to work its weary way along the rough road of gathering reviews—in-depth-and mini ones—original articles, exceptional cases, clinical reports and other papers such as historical contributions. The content was to interest young as well as seasoned nephrologists, not be too clinical nor too scientific … yet still, clinical and scientific. It came as a rewarding acknowledgement to receive up to 120 submissions per month from all continents. This allowed a rejection rate of ∼60% of all submitted papers, so that the high quality of the journal could be maintained, but this in no way hindered a steady increase in page number. I am confident that year-in, year-out, CKJ will fulfil its promises and continue to progress to the satisfaction of its readers, clinicians and nephrologists. Looking back at these achievements, I cannot help but express my heartfelt gratitude to all who contributed to putting and keeping CKJ on track, the colleagues who accepted to offer reviews of outstanding quality, authors of so many interesting and teaching papers, subject editors who assigned reviewers and often added their touch to polish the revised version to perfection. Lastly, CKJ owes much to the dedication of our secretarial assistants who, one in Ghent and the other in Bonn, guided me all along the winding and bumpy roads of managing the journal. They also helped me out with the arcanum of the ScholarOne computerized system that rules the process of medical editing from some remote star in the scientific Milky Way. Their modesty precludes telling their names. You will find them on the Editorial Board page. ‘Tiiiime!’, utters the umpire calling the next set in tennis matches. Yes, time it is to close this farewell editorial with a treat for our faithful readership. Reader, you will find below, with our compliments, a selection of 19 free in-depth reviews that appeared in the journal over its 3 years of existence. Appreciate, enjoy and chant with me: Long live the Clinical Kidney Journal!

Editorial: New Initiatives

© The American School of Classical Studies at Athens hesperia 83 (2014) Pages 379–381 Editorial New Initiatives It is my great pleasure to be writing my first editorial for Hesperia, just a little over a year after my inimitable predecessor,Tracey Cullen, wrote her farewell editorial in these same pages. It has been an exciting year for me, as I learned the ins and outs of producing the journal and tried to meet the very high bar set by Tracey for the journal’s editorial standards. I have come to appreciate just how much painstaking work goes into each article before it sees the light of day and how essential the collegial collaboration between the author and the staff here in Publications is to making sure that only the best possible work appears in Hesperia.The anonymous reviewers who devote so much of their time to offering detailed advice on how to improve scholars’ work have also impressed me immensely. I would like to take this opportunity to thank them, as well as Sarah Figueira, Andrew Reinhard,Carol Stein,and Mike Fitzgerald for their support and guidance in helping me to find my feet here, and for propelling me forward as editor of Hesperia. It is truly a great team effort. Being part of this team has brought into sharper focus the mission that we work every day to fulfill—bringing the archaeological work of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens and that of our esteemed colleagues to the world.It is a great responsibility to be producing a journal that will be consulted not only the day it appears online,but also,one hopes, for decades to come. All the notes and references have to be correct! The images have to be of the highest quality possible! And the ideas printed on these pages have to come across with the greatest clarity so that they will be comprehensible to all those future readers. I already take great pride in the part I play in ensuring that these goals are met. I also take pride (although the credit for this goes entirely to Tracey) in the great diversity of scholarship that is represented in Hesperia: thus far I have edited articles ranging in date from the Early Helladic to the Medieval period, and the subject matter has included excavation reports, archaeological syntheses, epigraphical studies, art historical treatments of vases, sculptural programs, grave stelai, and bronze cult statuettes, and on the more scientific side,articles dealing with survey methodology,archaeobotanical material,archaeozoological remains,and even archaeoastronomy. All this in one year! editorial 380 The broadening of the scope of the journal has meant an increase in the popularity of Hesperia, not only among its readers, but also among the scholars who wish to have their work published by us. The number of submissions that the journal receives continues to rise, and, consequently, the number of articles that we would like to publish in Hesperia also continues to rise. In an effort to accommodate this ever-growing number of articles, I, like Tracey before me, have increased the number of pages per issue—this issue, like the last three, tops out at 192 pages. I have also come to realize that in order to maintain the high standards of this office, and to keep abreast of the material that deserves to be published in Hesperia, new sources of funding have to be found.Traditionally, the journal has been heavily subsidized by funds from the School. Hesperia will, of course, continue to depend on the School for the majority of its support,but I have been working with the Director of Publications,Andrew Reinhard, to find ways to alleviate some of the burden that the School bears by cutting the cost of producing the journal, and we have had some success in this. For instance, we no longer absorb the cost of offprints, and in order to reduce printing and storage expenses we have decreased the journal’s print run to the minimum required. To save on shipping we are now considering publishing the print version of Hesperia as an annual. We have also sought ways to increase revenue—we increased...

Farewell Editorial From the JLT Editor-in-Chief

I T is with mixed emotions that I write this last editorial as the Editor-in-Chief (EIC) of IEEE/OSA JOURNAL OF LIGHTWAVE TECHNOLOGY (JLT). There is a sense of pride for being part of a success, sadness for parting from close teammates, and great relief with mission accomplished. JLT is currently ranked 5th of 78 publications in Telecommunications, 9th of 77 in Optics, and 25th in all of 244 publications in electrical and electronic engineering, including all types and lengths,measured by the impact factor provided by Journal Citation Reports, Science Edition 2012. The submission has been at all-time high, increased to 924 manuscripts in 2012 from 787 in 2006. The JLT team successfully reduced the manuscript processing time from 6.5 months in 2006 to 3.5 months in 2012 for submission- to-final decision, at parwith that of letter-type publications. In addition, a new category of invited review articles and new color cover art to highlight exciting results were introduced.

You say goodbye, and I say hello!

As outgoing Chief Editor of the European Respiratory Review ( ERR ), I am delighted to be able to share with you some facts and thoughts in this farewell editorial. Over the last 4 yrs, the new ERR has grown and matured thanks to the leadership of an international editorial board and the outstanding support of the Publications Office. In this new era for the ERR , our aim was to further enhance scientific content and to form and develop strong links with the flagship publication of the European Respiratory Society (ERS), the European Respiratory Journal ( ERJ ), in order to establish the ERR as a companion to the ERJ , without providing competition with the other ERS publications ( European Respiratory Monograph and Breathe ) [1]. In 2009, the format of the ERR …