Anniversary Editorial

With this issue, the Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery enters its 19th year of publication. We continue to present to our readers the best and most current clinical and research developments in the fields of microneurovascular and peripheral nerve surgery. The journal also continues to stand at the zenith, in terms of the number of readers, a continual increase in submissions year-by-year and, more important, the number of citations our articles receive in the literature and in the databases of significantly cited items.

In its contents, the journal continues to foster cooperation between the bench sciences and important clinical applications. Although microneurovascular techniques have become commonplace in a variety of specialties, we also continue to report new developments, new techniques, and recent anatomic findings that have an impact on our specialty. Over the past several years, our readers have noted the growing number of articles devoted to accomplishments in the field of peripheral nerve regeneration. This reflects the current interests of our three supporting societies (American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, and American Society for the Peripheral Nerve), and also the interests and activities of our readers, who have submitted an increasing number of high quality articles for consideration by the editorial staff. Of course, our original interests in microneurovascular surgery continue.

We appreciate the help of our three supporting societies in providing abstract sets from their annual meetings for publication, and for encouraging their members to submit completed articles to the journal. As can be seen from our masthead, we maintain editorial liaison between the journal and each individual society, as well as representing the highest expertise in a huge variety of countries and areas of interest throughout the world.

As always, our readers, editorial staff, and supporting societies are encouraged to share their ideas and opinions about improvement and excellence of publication with me and with the journal. My thanks and appreciation go to everyone who has played a part in our continuing success.

A happy and healthy 19th birthday to us all!

Berish Strauch, M.D.

Editor in Chief