FI.SEVIER EDITORIAL We Are Getting Bigger! I haven’t done this for some time and I am not sure exactly why. Some of my friends actually have told me that they miss my editorial comments and that I should write something for every issue. I suppose they are right. There are two good reasons for my writing this editorial. The first is that, believe it or not, I have just entered the computer age! For years I have declined to get a computer for myself. Even though everybody in my office has at least one, I had never gotten one until just last week. There are several reasons why. First of all, I never learned to type despite my mother’s suggestion that I learn. I guess boys didn’t take typing classes back in those ancient times. Another reason is that I do not have the patience to read the manual to learn how to operate the darn thing. In fact, I am using the word processing capabilities of my computer to write this. It is my first attempt at doing so. Until I learn to type faster, using this computer to write this will take much longer than using a pencil and a yellow tablet. I will learn how to do this, however. The second and most important reason that I am writing this is to announce that beginning with this issue the Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications is ex- panding to six issues per year, instead of four. The number of submissions to the Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications has increased in the past two years. I am happy about that and I think the quality of the manuscripts has increased along with the numbers. Of course, I hope to have an even greater number of manuscripts submitted next year. The more manuscripts we have to choose from, the better the Journal will be. The Journal is increasing the number of issues per year not only because we have more manuscripts but also because I have always liked the fact that we had a relatively quick turn around time. As an author myself, there is nothing more frustrating than to have your manuscript appear in print years after it was ac- cepted for publication. You not only have lost interest in the paper, but sometimes you even have forgotten what it is about. By publishing six issues per year, the Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications can continue to publish your manuscripts in a timely fashion. So keep those manuscripts coming. As always, I promise a fair and rapid review. I hope all of our readership enjoy the Journal of Diabe- tes and Its Complications. As I have reported from this venue in the past, I really enjoy my editorial responsi- bilities, and I hope all of you are happy with my work. I always welcome constructive criticism, however. Please feel free to write to me with your comments. I want you all to know this has been the most difficult piece I’ve ever written. Using word processing equipment is much more difficult that it seems. I have struggled with it and have required repeated visits from my secretary to bail me out when I made typing errors or pushed the wrong key, by mistake. I also tried to use the Spell Check. I hope I corrected all my mistakes. The next time I try this I’m sure it will be easier! Philip Raskin, M.D. journal of Diabetes and Its Complications 10: 1 0 Elsevier Science Inc., 1996 655 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10010 1056~8727/96/$15.00 SSDI 1056-8727(9.5)00105-O

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FI.SEVIER

EDITORIAL

We Are Getting Bigger!

I haven’t done this for some time and I am not sure exactly why. Some of my friends actually have told me that they miss my editorial comments and that I should write something for every issue. I suppose they are right.

There are two good reasons for my writing this editorial. The first is that, believe it or not, I have just entered the computer age! For years I have declined to get a computer for myself. Even though everybody in my office has at least one, I had never gotten one until just last week. There are several reasons why. First of all, I never learned to type despite my mother’s suggestion that I learn. I guess boys didn’t take typing classes back in those ancient times. Another reason is that I do not have the patience to read the manual to learn how to operate the darn thing. In fact, I am using the word processing capabilities of my computer to write this. It is my first attempt at doing so. Until I learn to type faster, using this computer to write this will take much longer than using a pencil and a yellow tablet. I will learn how to do this, however.

The second and most important reason that I am writing this is to announce that beginning with this issue the Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications is ex- panding to six issues per year, instead of four. The number of submissions to the Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications has increased in the past two years. I am happy about that and I think the quality of the manuscripts has increased along with the numbers. Of course, I hope to have an even greater number of manuscripts submitted next year. The more manu-

scripts we have to choose from, the better the Journal will be.

The Journal is increasing the number of issues per year not only because we have more manuscripts but also because I have always liked the fact that we had a relatively quick turn around time. As an author myself, there is nothing more frustrating than to have your manuscript appear in print years after it was ac- cepted for publication. You not only have lost interest in the paper, but sometimes you even have forgotten what it is about. By publishing six issues per year, the Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications can continue to publish your manuscripts in a timely fashion. So keep those manuscripts coming. As always, I promise a fair and rapid review.

I hope all of our readership enjoy the Journal of Diabe- tes and Its Complications. As I have reported from this venue in the past, I really enjoy my editorial responsi- bilities, and I hope all of you are happy with my work. I always welcome constructive criticism, however. Please feel free to write to me with your comments.

I want you all to know this has been the most difficult piece I’ve ever written. Using word processing equipment is much more difficult that it seems. I have struggled with it and have required repeated visits from my secretary to bail me out when I made typing errors or pushed the wrong key, by mistake. I also tried to use the Spell Check. I hope I corrected all my mistakes. The next time I try this I’m sure it will be easier!

Philip Raskin, M.D.

journal of Diabetes and Its Complications 10: 1 0 Elsevier Science Inc., 1996 655 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10010

1056~8727/96/$15.00 SSDI 1056-8727(9.5)00105-O