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Clinical oncology
Clinical Oncology(1989) 1:1 (~) 1989The Royal Collegeof Radiologists
Clinical Oncology Editorial Clinical Oncology
For the past 42 years Clinical Radiology has been the official journal of, initially, the Faculty of Radiologists and, subsequently, the Royal College of Radiologists. Throughout this time papers on diagnostic imaging and therapeutic aspects of radiotherapy and oncology have appeared together in the journal, with the production of Clinical Radiology being the responsibility of an Editorial Board, which has included both diagnostic radiologists and radiotherapists and oncologists. The Royal College of Radiologists has in recent years moved towards a policy of increasing autonomy for the two disciplines which it represents. The creation of a separate journal to reflect the interests of radiotherapists and oncologists was therefore an appropriate move. It was also a solution to the problem of accommodating the growing number of high quality papers being submitted for publication - a situation which has resulted in some lengthy delays in papers appearing in print over the last couple of years. Hence the genesis of Clinical Oncology. Clinical Oncology is a journal of the Royal College of Radiologists and retains a close similarity to Clinical Radiology in its overall appearance, in order that the Collegiate identity of the two journals remains apparent. The creation of the new journal has, however, allowed a reconsideration of a number of points of policy and philosophy. The two most important of these relate to the scope and nature of the publications to be included. In terms of scope, the policy is to seek to embrace all aspects of contemporary cancer therapy and not to restrict the papers to those immediately relating to radiotherapy. In recognition of this objective the Council of the Royal College of Radiologists has specifically agreed that the new Editorial Board for Clinical Oncology should include specialists from other disciplines, who are not necessarily Fellows or Members of the College. The Board, therefore, has representatives of medical oncology (Dr M. H. Cullen and Dr C. J. Williams), surgical oncology (Mr P. E. Preece), gynaecological oncology (Professor J. S. Scott) and radiobiology (Dr J. H. Hendry) in addition to the 'in-house' team of radiotherapists and oncologists. We are delighted to welcome our new colleagues and look forward to working with them to make Clinical Oncology a truly multidisciplinary journal. Regarding the nature of the papers to be included in this journal, the policy is to maintain a core of original scientific reports on clinical aspects of cancer management and these will form the cornerstone of Clinical Oncology. It is felt, however, that we should reflect the Royal College's role in training and continuing education. In order to meet this requirement the journal will contain regular Editorials, commenting on issues of current interests, or controversy, or discussing points raised by papers in the journal. There will also be regular Review Articles giving more detailed overviews of various aspects of cancer management. In this way we hope to keep our readers abreast of innovations in cancer treatment and aware of broader developments in the management of all aspects of malignant disease. A journal is only as good as the papers which it publishes. We are fortunate in having a number of excellent manuscripts in hand (previously submitted to Clinical Radiology, which the authors have kindly allowed us to use as the basis for the first volume of Clinical Oncology). These set a standard and a pattern for the journal and the Editorial Board look forward to receiving manuscripts for future issues from our colleagues throughout the oncological fraternity in the U K and across the world, helping us to establish Clinical Oncology as the premier British journal of clinical practice in cancer management. T. J. Priestman
Editor
Clinical Oncology Editorial Clinical Oncology
For the past 42 years Clinical Radiology has been the official journal of, initially, the Faculty of Radiologists and, subsequently, the Royal College of Radiologists. Throughout this time papers on diagnostic imaging and therapeutic aspects of radiotherapy and oncology have appeared together in the journal, with the production of Clinical Radiology being the responsibility of an Editorial Board, which has included both diagnostic radiologists and radiotherapists and oncologists. The Royal College of Radiologists has in recent years moved towards a policy of increasing autonomy for the two disciplines which it represents. The creation of a separate journal to reflect the interests of radiotherapists and oncologists was therefore an appropriate move. It was also a solution to the problem of accommodating the growing number of high quality papers being submitted for publication - a situation which has resulted in some lengthy delays in papers appearing in print over the last couple of years. Hence the genesis of Clinical Oncology. Clinical Oncology is a journal of the Royal College of Radiologists and retains a close similarity to Clinical Radiology in its overall appearance, in order that the Collegiate identity of the two journals remains apparent. The creation of the new journal has, however, allowed a reconsideration of a number of points of policy and philosophy. The two most important of these relate to the scope and nature of the publications to be included. In terms of scope, the policy is to seek to embrace all aspects of contemporary cancer therapy and not to restrict the papers to those immediately relating to radiotherapy. In recognition of this objective the Council of the Royal College of Radiologists has specifically agreed that the new Editorial Board for Clinical Oncology should include specialists from other disciplines, who are not necessarily Fellows or Members of the College. The Board, therefore, has representatives of medical oncology (Dr M. H. Cullen and Dr C. J. Williams), surgical oncology (Mr P. E. Preece), gynaecological oncology (Professor J. S. Scott) and radiobiology (Dr J. H. Hendry) in addition to the 'in-house' team of radiotherapists and oncologists. We are delighted to welcome our new colleagues and look forward to working with them to make Clinical Oncology a truly multidisciplinary journal. Regarding the nature of the papers to be included in this journal, the policy is to maintain a core of original scientific reports on clinical aspects of cancer management and these will form the cornerstone of Clinical Oncology. It is felt, however, that we should reflect the Royal College's role in training and continuing education. In order to meet this requirement the journal will contain regular Editorials, commenting on issues of current interests, or controversy, or discussing points raised by papers in the journal. There will also be regular Review Articles giving more detailed overviews of various aspects of cancer management. In this way we hope to keep our readers abreast of innovations in cancer treatment and aware of broader developments in the management of all aspects of malignant disease. A journal is only as good as the papers which it publishes. We are fortunate in having a number of excellent manuscripts in hand (previously submitted to Clinical Radiology, which the authors have kindly allowed us to use as the basis for the first volume of Clinical Oncology). These set a standard and a pattern for the journal and the Editorial Board look forward to receiving manuscripts for future issues from our colleagues throughout the oncological fraternity in the U K and across the world, helping us to establish Clinical Oncology as the premier British journal of clinical practice in cancer management. T. J. Priestman
Editor