A new look for a dynamic journal. (Editorial).

As Environmental Health Perspectives begins publishing its 111th volume, perhaps the word that best describes us is "dynamic." As we try to continually meet the wants and needs of our readership we stretch, we expand, and sometimes we outgrow, but we continue to evolve. Some of the ways in which we are evolving include the following: This month we introduce EHP Toxicogenomics, a quarterly edition devoted to publishing news and research articles in toxicogenomics and the related disciplines of pharmacogenomics, proteomics, metabonomics, molecular epidemiology, translational aspects of genomic research, and molecular medicine. In the near future we also intend to transform the Children's Health section of EHP into its own quarterly edition. This year we will begin publishing special issues of EHP devoted to single topics such as environmental medicine. We are introducing a Book Review section in an effort to identify important books in the field of environmental health and to provide critical evaluations of them by leading scientific experts. We are also redesigning our website from a static site to a dynamic one that will better serve both our current readership and the wider universe of those seeking credible and timely environmental health information in context.

With all of these changes, one challenge we face is that of maintaining the EHP identity across a range of publications and formats. The new masthead that you see on this issue is our response to that challenge. Whenever you see this masthead, whether in print or online publication, you will know that you're reading credible peer-reviewed science and information published by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

Just as we strive to maintain our identity as we expand the scope and range of EHP, we also are faced with the challenge of maintaining our high standard of quality throughout our editions. To help guide these publications, we have added prominent science editors in the fields of medical environmental health, children's environmental health, and toxicogenomics. We also have begun the process of revamping our editorial boards. Distinguished boards of associate editors have been appointed for the monthly edition and for the toxicogenomics edition. Supporting the associate editors will be newly invigorated editorial review boards. We are very grateful for the service that these eminent scientists provide to EHP. With the help of our associate editors and editorial review board members, we hope to further improve our peer review process and to obtain sound input for EHP's future growth.

Theirs is not the only input we seek, however. Our readers speak and we listen, so please continue to provide us with your feedback, ideas, suggestions, and even criticisms. Our goal is to provide the best news coverage and publish the most important research articles on the effects of the environment on human health, and we will continue to evolve to ensure that we do.

Thomas J. Goehl
Editor-in-Chief, EHP
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
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