Hemovigilance: A new beginning in India

A new beginning.

I begin this editorial and my role as Editor-in Chief, with a pleasant tasknamely that of acknowledging the support and counsel proffered to me by the many senior and respected scientists who have agreed to contribute to this journal as members of the advisory and editorial boards. Some are mentors from whom I have had the privilege of receiving direct instruction either clinically or in resear...

A New Beginning

As the field of spine surgery is constantly changing, research and education are critical to ensure proper treatments for our patients and allow us to communicate information in a valid and scientific format. In spine surgery, we have a wide array of journals available to us, but most of these journals are focused on particular regions of the world, within certain countries, and may have a true...

A new beginning.

A New Year, A New Beginning

The Day of Epiphany is one of the seven principal celebrations of the church year, right up there with Christmas, Easter, Pentecost and All Saints’ Day, but because it rarely falls on a Sunday, it doesn’t get the same attention as those other holidays. The word “epiphany” means “to manifest” or "make known," and during this Epiphany season, all of our readings will, in some way, reveal the true...

Heart Asia: a new beginning.

Two rather obvious questions loom large in the minds of editors of fledgling journals such as Heart Asia. First, why should anyone choose to read my journal over a hundred others that are already well established? And second, why should anyone want their research published in a relatively new journal? Over the next few years, the new editorial team at Heart Asia will strive to answer these ques...