© 2003 by BMJ Publishing Group & British Society of Gastroenterology
EDITORIAL
Editorship
A change at the tiller
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Professor R Spiller, University of Nottingham, Division of Gastroenterology, School of Medical & Surgical Sciences, C Floor, South Block, University Hospital, Nottingham NG7 2UH;
Robin.Spiller@nottingham.ac.uk
Keywords: editorship; internet; electronic publication
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Professor Michael Farthing stepped down from the editorship of Gut in mid December 2002 after a distinguished editorship, which lasted seven years. During that time Gut steadily increased its impact and its international appeal. Our thanks go to Mike for this very substantial contribution and it will be our endeavour to build on his success. Simultaneously Professor Nick Wright, Professor Tom MacDonald, and Dr Ian Forgacs stood down as associate editors, posts which they had held for more than four years. Our special thanks to them for their long and distinguished service. They will now join the Editorial Board where we will be able to continue to draw on their expertise and enthusiasm.
This is an exciting time to take over as editor of such a journal, since electronic publication is opening up new vistas of potential means of spreading knowledge. While a paper-based journal is certainly likely to
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