Abstract
The Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism maintains its pre-eminent position in its field. The hard indices of Journal performance produced by the Institute of Scientific Information provide objective support for the high standing of this Journal. The impact factor remains among the highest in neuroscience and clinical neurology and, in 1999, the impact factor increased for the first time in 5 years. Articles published in this Journal are not only being cited more frequently, but they are being cited more quickly (the immediacy factor has doubled in the last 3 years) and are cited for longer (evidenced by the increased cited half-life).
I am pleased to announce that from this issue on the Journal will be available over the internet in a readily accessible form for all subscribers. It is particularly pleasing for individual subscribers that the electronic access is provided at no additional cost to their existing print subscription. The Editorial Office maintains its own website (http://www.gla.ac.uk/centres/wellcome) where readers and authors can obtain information on the peer review process and preview titles of forthcoming articles.
The International Society for Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism (who owns the title) holds its biennial symposium (Brain ‘01) in Taipei, Taiwan from the 9th−13th of June 2001. Brain ‘01 will be the 20th International Symposium in a series renowned for its stimulating mix of cerebral ischemia, cerebrovascular control, and imaging (autoradiographic, optical, magnetic resonance, etc.). This year it will be organized in conjunction with the 5th Conference on Quantification of Brain Function with PET. The abstract deadline is the 1st of December and full details are available at http://www.brain2001.org
As Editor, it is my sad responsibility to note the passing of seminal figures in the field. In the year 2000, we lost two giants: Seymour Kety who was the Honorary Editor of this Journal since its inception and whose seminal work was remembered in an obituary in our September issue, and David Ingvar, a past President of the Society, whose work laid the basis for the use of regional CBF in functional imaging in man, will be commemorated in an obituary in the coming months.
The success of the Journal is a consequence of the exceptional contributions of many individuals. I am indebted to Lindsey Towers for her outstanding performance in managing the Editorial Office. I appreciate greatly the support of the Associate Editors Drs. Dewar and Macrae.
Perceptive, incisive reviews of submitted manuscripts remain a hallmark of the Journal by authors irrespective of the fate of their manuscript. The time and expertise of the ad hoc reviewers (listed by name in the December issue) and the Editorial Board is recognized by the Editor. At this time, a number of individuals rotate off the Editorial Board having completed their term (Steven Waxman, Marika Kiessling, John Hallenbeck, Peter Herscovitch, Frank Faraci, Elisabeth Pinard, and Iwao Kanno). I extend my wholehearted thanks to them for their support of the Journal over the years. I am pleased to welcome to the Board a distinguished group of new members (Frank Barone, Gregory del Zoppo, Tracy McIntosh, James Holden, Peter van Zijl, Rudolf Graf, Eng Lo, and Hiroyuki Kato). I am certain that they will maintain the high standards of peer review that has been set by their predecessors.