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Elizabeth N. Pearce, MD, MSc
President, American Thyroid Association |
President's Report
January 2019
Greetings from Boston, where we have been enduring a week of sleet and slush. In addition to snow flurries, January often brings a flurry of interest in all things thyroid, having been designated as Thyroid Awareness Month (although, obviously, ATA members believe that thyroid awareness should be a focus year-round). This has generated some recent media interest.
There have been several important recent developments related to the ATA's publications. First, the inaugural issue of Clinical Thyroidology® under Angela Leung's editorship has just been published. The journal has a new look, an expanded editorial board, and an increased presence on social media. Angela will be building on the outstanding stewardship of Jerry Hershman, who served as Editor in Chief from 2010 to 2018. Under his leadership, Clinical Thyroidology® became a monthly publication with a readership, which has increased every year, most recently with a record 50,350 article downloads for 2018. More editorial turnover at the ATA journals is coming, as, after a seven-year tenure, Peter Kopp will be stepping down as Editor in Chief of Thyroid® at the end of 2019. An active search for his successor is currently underway, being led by Publications Committee Chair Brendan Stack. Finally, after a year of intense negotiations, spearheaded by Vic Bernet, Brendan Stack, and Charles Emerson, we have just signed a new contract with Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., the publisher of Thyroid®, Clinical Thyroidology®, and VideoEndocrinology™. The new agreement promises to maintain our journals on a solid footing over the next ten years, will be financially more favorable to the ATA than the previous version, and will ensure that subscription rates for members remain stable.
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