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(Circulation Research. 2008;102:267.)
© 2008 American Heart Association, Inc.

Editorials

Circulation Research Editors’ Annual Report for 2007

Eduardo Marbán, Kara Hansell Keehan, Lisa Lunt, The Associate Editors

Correspondence to Eduardo Marbán, MD, PhD, Editor in Chief, Circulation Research, 2700 Lighthouse Point East, Suite 230, Baltimore, MD 21224. E-mail circulation.research@circresearch.com

Key Words: submissions • impact factor • thematic reviews

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We are pleased to publish this annual report on the progress of Circulation Research throughout 2007, in this eighth year of the present editorship. The overall composition of our editorial team has remained quite stable, but, this year, several changes are worth noting. First, as previously reported,¹ we recruited Ingrid Fleming to succeed Rudi Busse after his untimely death. Second, Hal Dietz stepped down as Associate Editor after 7 and a half years of distinguished service. Under Hal’s leadership, the number of submissions to the journal in the areas of human genetics and cardiovascular development steadily increased. We continue to welcome outstanding papers in these areas and have recruited Elizabeth McNally as the Associate Editor for these manuscripts. As exemplified by the recent addition of Douglas Losordo to the editorial team, the journal also is committed to publishing the most exciting papers in the fields of regenerative medicine and translational research.

Submissions to the journal continued to increase modestly, resulting in a year-end total of 1983 manuscript submissions (Figure 1). This represents a 53.4% increase in overall submissions since the beginning of our editorship and marks a new record for manuscript submissions to Circulation Research.

View larger version (21K):   Figure 1. Number of submissions to Circulation Research by calendar year: 1990 to 2007.

In 2007, submissions to Circulation Research reflected a diverse array of countries, from well-known centers of research to developing nations. Figure 2 displays the percentage of manuscripts received by country and region for 2007. The Editors also tracked trends . . . [Full Text of this Article]