Blalock, Elizabeth

Goldsmith, Lowell A.

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2908	 Journal	of	Investigative	Dermatology	(2007),	Volume	127	 ©	2007	The	Society	for	Investigative	Dermatology
Editor’s Report 2006
submission and review statistics for 
2006
The	 JID	 received	a	total	of	835	unso-
licited	 manuscripts	 for	 review	 from	
January	 1	 to	 December	 31,	 2006,	
compared	with	781	in	that	same	time	
period	 in	 2005	 (a	 7%	 difference)	
(Figures	 1	 and	 2;	Table	 1).	This	 does	
not	 meet	 the	 number	 of	 submissions	
we	originally	projected	based	on	sub-
missions	 over	 the	 first	 6	 months	 of	
2006,	but	we	find	that	the	journal	has	
experienced	 a	 gradual	 upward	 trend	
in	 submissions	 throughout	 this	 edito-
rial	term.
The	 average	 time	 from	 submission	
to	first	decision	is	32	days.	The	accept	
rate	for	manuscripts	submitted	in	2005	
was	49%;	we	reduced	that	to	45%	for	
2006.
publication statistics for 2006
In	2006,	 the	 journal’s	page	allotment	
was	 2,700,	 which	 includes	 all	 pub-
lished	 material.	 We	 used	 the	 entire	
page	budget	for	the	year,	with	no	over-
age.	We	have	maintained	a	page	allot-
ment	of	2,700	for	2007	and	for	2008.
The	 JID	 published	 four	 supple-
ment	 issues	 in	 2006:	 three	 meeting	
abstract	 issues	 (SID,	 ESDR,	 European	
Association	 of	 Dermato-Oncology)	
and	 one	 peer-reviewed	 supplement,	
the	 Montagna	 Symposium	 on	 the	
Biology	of	Skin,	which	was	published	
in	 JID	 Symposium	 Proceedings	 in	
September.
publication schedule
JID	 has	 been	 mailing	 on	 time:	 the	
15th	 of	 the	month	 prior	 to	 the	 cover	
date	 (e.g.,	 the	 March	 2006	 issue	
was	 mailed	 on	 February	 15,	 2006).	
Articles	 are	 published	 online	 and	
indexed	before	print,	and	online	pub-
lication	may	precede	print	by	as	much	
as	 3	months.	 (The	 average	 time	 from	
acceptance	 to	 print	 publication	 for	
articles	 published	 in	 2006	 was	 133	
days,	whereas	 the	 average	 time	 from	
acceptance	 to	 advance	 online	 publi-
cation	was	72	days.)	Despite	the	time-
liness	of	our	production	schedule,	the	
lag	time	from	acceptance	to	print	pub-
lication	 of	 articles	 has	 been	 increas-
ing.	 Advance	 online	 publication	 of	
articles	will	always	allow	the	science	
to	be	available	 to	 readers	 in	a	 timely	
fashion,	 and	 we	 have	 purposefully	
used	our	allowable	page	budget	over-
age	in	the	first	half	of	2007	in	order	to	
decrease	our	backlog.
Milestones in dermatology
The	 first	 installment	 of	 the	 “JID	
Milestones	 in	 Dermatology”	 is	 now	
online.	 An	 online-only	 feature,	
“Milestones”	 highlights	 groundbreak-
ing	 articles	 in	 various	 fields	 of	 der-
matology,	many	published	in	the	 JID.	
Our	 plan	 is	 to	 link	 these	 historical	
articles	with	 current	 articles	 on	 simi-
lar	 content,	 especially	 with	 related	
Perspectives	 articles.	The	 end	 goal	 is	
to	 develop	 an	 online	 chronology	 of	
the	development	of	the	field	of	derma-
tology,	which	will	 lead	users	 through	
major	 findings	 published	 in	 the	 jour-
nal	 throughout	 its	history.	 It	will	 also	
be	useful	for	educational	endeavors	of	
the	Societies.
Go	 to	 http://www.nature.com/mile	
stones/skinbio/index.html,	 or	 Google	
“Milestones	in	Cutaneous	Biology,”	to	
check	out	 the	 first	Milestone,	on	des-
mosomes.	We	 are	 grateful	 to	Andrew	
Kowalczyk	 and	David	 Rubenstein	 for	
their	work	in	coordinating	this	portion	
of	the	project.	The	next	Milestone	will	
be	published	this	summer:	“Basement	
Membrane	 Zone,”	 led	 by	 Leena	
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JID Legacy project
We	 have	 received	 a	 cost	 estimate	
from	Nature	Publishing	Group	for	the	
digitization	of	back	issues	of	JID	from	
1938	to	1970.	Given	that	researchers	
infrequently	 visit	 libraries,	 and	 that	
most	use	online	journals,	we	consider	
this	 project	 essential	 to	 ensuring	 that	
all	 JID	 content	 is	 available	 and	 used	
by	 scientists	 worldwide.	Articles	 will	
be	 searchable	 by	 content	 in	 the	 title	
and	 authors’	 names	 but	 not	 by	 con-
tent	 within	 the	 article	 (because	 the	
article	will	be	a	PDF	and	not	in	XML).	
To	 complete	 this	 project,	 we	will	 be	
asking	for	donations	of	complete	col-
lections	of	JID	from	society	members.	
Because	 issues	 will	 be	 de-spined	
before	 scanning,	we	expect	 that	 they	
will	be	destroyed	in	the	scanning	pro-
cess.	We	anticipate	using	JID	develop-
ment	 funds	allotted	 to	 the	Society	by	
NPG	 in	 our	 contract	 to	 pay	 for	 this	
project.	 The	 project	 should	 take	 6	
months	to	complete.
Meeting report for sid 2007 Meeting
We	have	secured	the	technical	writer	
for	 “Editors’	 Picks,”	 Heather	 Yarnall	
Schultz,	 PhD,	 to	 write	 a	 Meeting	
Report	 for	 the	 SID	 2007	 Annual	
Meeting,	 which	 will	 highlight	 major	
lectures	 and	 other	 sessions.	We	 will	
offer	 this	 meeting	 report	 to	 other	
journals	 (BJD	and	 JAAD	have	already	
expressed	 interest;	 we	 also	 hope	 to	
include	 the	 Japanese	 and	 Chinese	
journals)	 in	 order	 to	 alert	 more	
researchers	and	potential	members	to	
the	events	of	the	Annual	Meeting.
Montagna symposium on the Biology 
of skin
The	 Montagna	 Symposium	 on	 the	
Biology	 of	 Skin	 (MSBS)	 organizers	
have	 not	 received	 renewed	 funding	
for	the	publication	of	a	separate	issue	
containing	the	MSBS	proceedings,	but	
the	 Journal	 invited	presenters	 to	 sub-
mit	their	papers	from	this	meeting	for	
publication	 in	 the	 Journal	at	no	cost.	
table 1. submissions by Country
Argentina 2
Australia 19
Austria 12
Belgium 11
Brazil 6
Canada 11
Chile 2
China 25
Czech	Republic 2
Denmark 14
Finland 4
France 37
Germany 129
Greece 1
Hong	Kong 3
Hungary 7
India 2
Israel 8
Italy 31
Japan 96
Korea,	Republic	of 35
Mexico 5
Netherlands 25
New	Zealand 2
Norway 3
Pakistan 2
Poland 2
Romania 1
Singapore 2
South	Africa 3
Spain 7
Sweden 19
Switzerland 15
Taiwan 7
Turkey 4
United	Kingdom 67
United	States 214
Total 835
As	 of	 the	 writing	 of	 this	 report,	 we	
have	received	only	6	of	a	potential	23	
submissions.	We	will	attempt	to	incor-
porate	 the	 review	 articles	 resulting	
from	the	meeting	into	the	Perspectives	
Series,	 while	 papers	 reporting	 origi-
nal	data	will	be	published	as	original	
articles.	 All	 articles	 from	 the	 MSBS	
that	 are	 accepted	 for	 publication	
will	 be	 designated	 with	 a	 footnote	
to	 indicate	 this,	 and	 they	 may	 bear	
an	 MSBS	 logo	 of	 some	 sort.	We	 are	
meeting	 with	 the	 organizers,	 Molly	
Kulesz-Martin	and	Jackie	Bickenbach,	
to	 discuss	 how	 we	 may	 encourage	
greater	submission	rates	by	next	year’s	
presenters.
editor transition
The	 current	 editorial	 team	 has	 been	
meeting	 regularly	 with	 the	 incoming	
editor,	Dr.	Paul	Bergstresser,	to	plan	the	
future	 of	 items	 such	 as	 Perspectives,	
Milestones,	 and	 Editorials,	 which	
require	 much	 advance	 planning.	
The	 June	 2007	 issue	 featured	 Dr.	
Bergstresser’s	 first	 editorial	 and	 the	
new	 journal	 masthead.	 Details	 are	
available	in	Dr.	Bergstresser’s	report	to	
the	Board.
in Conclusion
We	are	grateful	to	the	Editorial	Board	
for	its	continued	support	of	the	Journal	
and	 for	 lending	 us	 their	 consider-
able	 expertise	 and	 judgment.	 Russ	
Hall’s	 leadership	 in	 the	 development	
and	 management	 of	 the	 Perspectives	
Series	and	the	Milestones	project	have	
been	indispensable,	as	have	his	efforts	
in	managing	the	peer	review	of	immu-
nology	 submissions.	 We	 are	 grate-
ful	 to	 the	 Board	 of	 Directors	 for	 its	
support	of	the	Editor’s	goals.	We	have	
been	 honored	 to	 serve	 the	 Society	
and	the	Journal	throughout	this	edito-
rial	term.
Respectfully	submitted,
Lowell A. Goldsmith, MD, MPH, Editor
Elizabeth Blalock, Managing Editor


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