Inaugural Editorial

I am pleased to introduce you to the Korean Journal of Radiology, a quarterly journal published by the Korean Radiological Society. Two years ago, the Board of Directors of the Korean Radiological Society decided to embark on publishing a new journal in English. It was felt that the level of academic quality of the Korean Radiological Society had grown to a level capable of sustaining a journal that would meet global standards both in quality and communicability. For ease of access, our journal is published in English, both in hard copy and in an electronic format. A search for abstracts is available on a data base, and full papers, including text and figures, are available as PDF files at http://kjr.radiology.or.kr. The Korean Journal of Radiology is dedicated primarily to original research in Radiology and related sciences and will encompass all of the subspecialties of Radiology. Besides original papers, the journal will also contain invited review articles, perspectives on a specific issue, and pictorial essays. A unique feature of the articles published in the Journal will be their reflection of global trends in Radiology combined with an East-Asian perspective. Geographic differences in disease prevalence will be reflected in the contents of papers, and this will serve to enrich our body of knowledge. The first issue of Korean Journal of Radiology contains a " Perspectives in Radiology " , eight original papers and two case reports. We have assembled a group of outstanding scientists from America, Canada, Japan, Sweden, and Korea to serve as members of the Editorial Board of the Korean Journal of Radiology. Members of the Editorial Board are responsible for providing timely and scholarly peer review of submitted manuscripts. A group of reviewers, consisting of experts in each subspecialty of Radiology is already working. We will try to complete the review process and inform authors as to the status of their manuscripts within 8 weeks of submission. We welcome the submission of your manuscripts and promise that our new journal will remain an outstanding source of scientific information in the most creative and meaningful ways.