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Molecular Endocrinology: Today and Tomorrow

Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory of Signal Transduction, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-2233

Let me say at the outset that my colleagues, Mariel Birnbaumer, Don De Franco, Mary Hunzicker-Dunn, Donald McDonnell, Paul Pilch, Ming Tsai, and I are honored to serve as the Editors of Molecular Endocrinology. We are graced to be joined by highly skilled and dedicated staff including our Managing Editor, Maggie Haworth; an excellent production editor, Erin Richardson; and my ever-smiling and creative assistant, Suzy Osborne. Together we strive to foster the publication of high-quality research in the area of molecular endocrinology. Although following in the footsteps of the previous editors is a daunting task, they have provided a solid foundation on which to build and develop the journal.

Molecular Endocrinology faces many challenges from the ever-expanding number of competing journals that publish high-quality science related to molecular endocrinology. But competition can be good, as it challenges us to stay focused on our goals to improve the quality of our journal. We have seen steady growth in terms of submission numbers over the past two years and maintained our position in the top 4% of scientific journals. To date we are still the highest impact factor original research journal published by The Endocrine Society. Our new and monthly minireviews are rapidly becoming highly read and critical components of the journal. We are also becoming a home for structural biological studies, dealing with hormones, receptors, and signaling molecules that are integral to the endocrine system.

But success in a journal is really a partnership between the Editors, the Editorial Board, reviewers, and the authors. Molecular Endocrinology would not hold its position in science without the diligent and tireless efforts of our peer reviewers and the excellent science our authors submit for publication. Each and every author and reviewer over the past 20 years has made the journal what it is today. We thank you all!

On a personal note, The Endocrine Society has been my scientific home since 1975. I have watched our leadership, including Bert O’Malley, Tony Means, Brad Thompson, and John Nilson, push not only for the creation of Molecular Endocrinology but also foster its development. Their visions have helped to create not only the journal but also a scientific discipline. I can only hope that history will show that my colleagues and I are maintaining this fine tradition.

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