The July 2014 issue of Toxicological Sciences includes an Editorial, “Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes,” by Editor‒in‒Chief Gary Miller on upcoming enhancements to this official journal of the Society of Toxicology. Below are the opening and closing paragraphs of this editorial, the complete text of which can be accessed by visiting the Toxicological Sciences website and/or by referring to your print copy of the journal.
“David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Tracy Chapman, and Otis Redding have all written about change. To many, the anticipation of the unknown is met with trepidation and angst. For others, it is their lifeblood. I land somewhere in the middle. While considering the upcoming changes to Toxicological Sciences my subconscious says, “If it isn't broken, don't fix it” while moments later I hear, “If you aren't moving forward you are falling behind.” Tinkering with a high-quality journal poses some risk, but in this competitive enterprise we call science, stagnation is not an option. My initial thoughts on this topic are reflected in another anthem of change by Tens Year After, “I’d love to change the world, but I don't know what to do…”
“As Editor-in-Chief my goal has been and will continue to be to make Toxicological Sciences as good of a journal as it possibly can be. Over the next several months I hope to hear from many of you about what you like and don't like about the changes you will start to observe in September. The success of these changes cannot be determined from the editorial office, but only from the toxicological community, “…so I leave it up to you.”
The mission of Toxicological Sciences, the official journal of the Society of Toxicology, is to publish the most influential research in the the field of toxicology.