New publisher for British Journal of Cancer

On behalf of fellow Editors, members of the Editorial Board and the staff of British Journal ofCancer, I welcome our readers to this first issue of the journal under our new publishers. After many years of working closely and productively with the previous publishers, Stockton Press, the owners of the journal, the Cancer Research Campaign, decided to contract future publication of the journal to Churchill Livingstone as from January 1997. In looking forward to our future collaboration, I would first wish to acknowledge the successful collaboration with Stockton Press that I enjoyed at all levels since my appointment as Editor in 1994. I am confident that the new association between the Cancer Research Campaign and Churchill Livingstone will continue to foster the development of British Journal of Cancer as one of the world's leading journals reporting research across the entire field of cancer research. The contents of the journal include primary reports of research in cellular and molecular biology, pathology, experimental thera-peutics, epidemiology and diverse clinical studies. From time to time, the journal publishes timely state-of-the-art reviews, editorials on 'hot' issues, research correspondence, book reviews, a calendar of scientific meetings and conferences and occasionally conference supplements. The policy will not change and I urge our readers worldwide to continue to consider British Journal of Cancer as the medium of publication for their research. British Journal of Cancer is truly an international journal. Over 70% of our published papers originate from outside the United Kingdom and include manuscripts submitted from centres in Europe, the Americas and the countries of Asia and Australasia. The journal continues to grow both in content and stature. At present we receive manuscripts at the rate of about 1200 per year. This figure has been growing steadily for several years and is reflected in the decision to publish the journal biweekly as from January 1996. This increase has occurred in all subject areas, but particularly epidemiology, where the submission rate has increased We expect this figure to increase further, particularly in view of the change in 1996 from 12 to 24 issues per year. We seek to increase further the subscription circulation of the journal. Special discount rates can be negotiated for appropriate societies that might wish to make the journal more widely available to their membership. I urge society members, and other interested researchers, to consider taking out a personal subscription to British Journal of Cancer. …