from the new editor
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EDITORIAL
From the new Editor
On the grounds that my actions as Editor will no doubtspeak louder than anything I might write, this statementwill be brief.I do, however, want to say that it is an honor to be
invited to serve as Editor of Protein Science. I particularlywant to thank my predecessor, Mark Hermodson, and hisstaff for their outstanding service during the past decade.Mark was appointed as Editor during the time that Iserved as President of The Protein Society, and it has beenextremely gratifying to see the progress that has occurredduring the intervening period.Protein Science is now a mature forum that is well
read, well appreciated, and well respected by the proteinscience community in general. Mark deserves great creditfor all he has accomplished.My primary responsibility, and my central focus, will
be to take the journal to the next level. While radicalchanges are neither called for nor planned, I am very opento suggestions as to how the journal might better serve thecommunity.
I consider it critical that all submissions to the journalbe reviewed not only fairly but also expeditiously. We willdo everything possible to see that this occurs. If authors wishto submit an especially important contribution that neces-sitates rapid handling, we will make a special effort to mini-mize the time between submission, review, and publication.
Protein Science has traditionally published some in-formative reviews and interesting perspectives. These areimportant ways of defining emerging areas and possiblenew directions for Protein Science. I plan to devote per-sonal attention to recruiting authors for these articles inthe future, but also invite suggestions from both readersand authors as to what topics should be covered.
I want to be as open and receptive as I can to all contri-butors and readers of the journal. If you have comments,suggestions, or complaints, do not hesitate to let me knowat http://[email protected].
Brian MatthewsEditor, Protein Science
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