This issue marks the end of my tenth and final year as Editor of the Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions. During these ten years, the Journal was accepted by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) for indexing in MEDLINE; it also earned its first impact factor (IF), a measure that reflects the average number of citations to articles published in a science journal. Both recognitions, the NLM and IF, are credits to the authors, reviewers, editors, and staff whose work comprises the Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions.
To qualify as a leader in science, a peer-reviewed journal must publish on time. At this writing, it appears the Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions will have published more than 40 consecutive quarterly issues on time. Kudos for the success go in large part to Ms. Natasha Williams and to the late Mrs. Evelyn Hebberd; between them, they coordinated authors, reviewers, and publishers for nine years, before handing responsibility to Ms. Taylor Berens, who currently serves as Editorial Assistant. Since 2007, Ms. Beth Gongde, Production Editor for John Wiley & Sons, has kept the Journal accurate and punctual.
Associate Editors Nancy Bennett, Dave Davis, and Jocelyn Lockyer always have been dependable collaborators. Not only did they oversee passing of the editorial torch from Bob Fox to me, they proved their talents over and over again in policy and editorial content decisions. Jocelyn went so far as to accept added responsibility for development of the Innovations feature.
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