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Editor's Column IN TRANSIT " T a k e not tile hehn except front the start" is accepted by some as axiomatic. Perchance it is a p p r o p r i a t e t h a t m y acceptance of responsibility is written in transit between continents. F o r essential to the moment is the recognition ~hat journals, as formns for the conveyance of knowledge, thinking, and opinions, are constantly in transit. They nmst be timeless and should have no end point.
cian. Basically, this nleans conveyance of new knowledge and current thinking. To this end tire .IOI:RXXL solicits articles describing original research which, by its nature, should be presented ill a clinically oriented magazine. This does not imply t h a t our readers are not interested in and should not have access to information which is generally categorized as basle research. No journal, however, can cover the entire field. It is our belief that medical journals should develop a p a t t e r n and in so doing accept responsibility for coverage within a given area. Our field is clinical pediatrics.
I I u m i l i t y is easily come by when assmnption of guidance of a m a j o r medical periodieal is at hand. B u t it is not difficult to recognize that from time to In addition to artieles of original time a new helmsman must take over. This is reality. The editor and the research dealing with clinical probboard of this .JouRNAL are fully aware lems, we welcome submission of and of their responsibilities and are com- will solicit comprehensive interpretamitted to do all in their power to fulfill tive articles on subjects of p a r t i c u l a r them. W e recognize tire i m p o r t a n t po- current interest. The construction of sition that THE JOURNAL 0I," PEDIATRICS sueh articles should not be that of the has had and can continue to have ill traditional review paper. Rather, the the growth of pediatrics. No small subject at issue should be presented by p a r t of this is due to tire retiring editor an investigator wholly familiar with it who has guided tile ..IOURXAL fronl its in such a way t h a t tim reader m a y seinception. F o r t u n a t e l y , we shall con- cure an adequate perspective of i|s tinue to have the benefit of Borden current status. Such a eonvepl implies Veeder's counsel and guidance and, that the m a n in practice as well as the perhaps most important, of his friend- teacher should know about new reship and confidence. search, its implications, and not only I t is intended that the Jol;axaL shall how it affects clinical practice but also eontimle to be for the physiei~m con- how it affects concepts of disease. The cerned with the medical care of the competent clinician must n e v e r cease child, be he practitioner or academi- to be a student, and we consider our 13L
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readers to be in this category. Thus, we cannot and will not limit our presentations to that material which is clinically applicable at the moment. The reader of any journal should be critical, and the critical reader can do much to fashion the j o u r n a l ' s p a t t e r n and affect its quality. We not only welcome but we will continue to need constructive criticism. In addition, the JOURNAL can provide a forum for interchange of ideas and opinions among it~ readers through their use of
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the pages devoted to Letters to the Editor. The board and the editor see the JOURNAL as "in transit." Viewed in this perspective, they see their responsibility not only to maintain its position in pediatric education, but to make every effort to see that within its sphere of responsibility it contributes to the problems related to the growth and development of the child, whoever and wherever he m a y be. W. E. N.
cian. Basically, this nleans conveyance of new knowledge and current thinking. To this end tire .IOI:RXXL solicits articles describing original research which, by its nature, should be presented ill a clinically oriented magazine. This does not imply t h a t our readers are not interested in and should not have access to information which is generally categorized as basle research. No journal, however, can cover the entire field. It is our belief that medical journals should develop a p a t t e r n and in so doing accept responsibility for coverage within a given area. Our field is clinical pediatrics.
I I u m i l i t y is easily come by when assmnption of guidance of a m a j o r medical periodieal is at hand. B u t it is not difficult to recognize that from time to In addition to artieles of original time a new helmsman must take over. This is reality. The editor and the research dealing with clinical probboard of this .JouRNAL are fully aware lems, we welcome submission of and of their responsibilities and are com- will solicit comprehensive interpretamitted to do all in their power to fulfill tive articles on subjects of p a r t i c u l a r them. W e recognize tire i m p o r t a n t po- current interest. The construction of sition that THE JOURNAL 0I," PEDIATRICS sueh articles should not be that of the has had and can continue to have ill traditional review paper. Rather, the the growth of pediatrics. No small subject at issue should be presented by p a r t of this is due to tire retiring editor an investigator wholly familiar with it who has guided tile ..IOURXAL fronl its in such a way t h a t tim reader m a y seinception. F o r t u n a t e l y , we shall con- cure an adequate perspective of i|s tinue to have the benefit of Borden current status. Such a eonvepl implies Veeder's counsel and guidance and, that the m a n in practice as well as the perhaps most important, of his friend- teacher should know about new reship and confidence. search, its implications, and not only I t is intended that the Jol;axaL shall how it affects clinical practice but also eontimle to be for the physiei~m con- how it affects concepts of disease. The cerned with the medical care of the competent clinician must n e v e r cease child, be he practitioner or academi- to be a student, and we consider our 13L
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readers to be in this category. Thus, we cannot and will not limit our presentations to that material which is clinically applicable at the moment. The reader of any journal should be critical, and the critical reader can do much to fashion the j o u r n a l ' s p a t t e r n and affect its quality. We not only welcome but we will continue to need constructive criticism. In addition, the JOURNAL can provide a forum for interchange of ideas and opinions among it~ readers through their use of
OF P E D I A T R I C S
the pages devoted to Letters to the Editor. The board and the editor see the JOURNAL as "in transit." Viewed in this perspective, they see their responsibility not only to maintain its position in pediatric education, but to make every effort to see that within its sphere of responsibility it contributes to the problems related to the growth and development of the child, whoever and wherever he m a y be. W. E. N.