This is my first editorial as the new editor of The Journal of Rheumatology. It is an honor to be only the third editor of one of the first journals in the field of Rheumatology. I am following the founding editor, Dr. Metro Ogryzlo, and the retiring editor, Dr. Duncan Gordon. It is also fitting that The Journal of Rheumatology, which has been a leader in rheumatology and a source of knowledge and investigation in all fields of this subspecialty, including pediatric rheumatology, should now have a pediatric rheumatologist as the editor.
When it became apparent that The Journal was looking for a new editor, and when I considered applying for the position, I thought about how to build on the current strengths of The Journal and look to the future. This becomes particularly important in …
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