2013 Preface: On the Occasion of Publishing the in English

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Preface

2013 Preface :

On the Occasion of Publishing

the

Endocrinology and Metabolism

in English

Dear Esteemed Members of the Korean Endocrine Society

I wish you a happy new year and good luck in 2013.

The Korean Endocrine Society, which successfully celebrated its 30th anniversary last year and takes pride in its long history, is now confronting the challenges of both qualita-tive and quantitaqualita-tive growth.

As all of our members already know, everyone is in a difficult situation due to the rapidly changing medical environment. However, we shall overcome this crisis by transforming it into an opportunity.

The Journal of the Korean Endocrine Society has developed and reached its current status of Endocrinology and Metabolism (EnM) due to the passionate dedication of many com-mittee members.

Most domestic journals have fallen behind in the competition with international journals and have been disregarded by their members. For EnM to establish its firm position repre-senting the Korean Endocrine Society under such difficult conditions, I think the only way to assure continued success is to transform the publication into an international jour-nal. Thus, the Korean Endocrine Society is now establishing a new goal, aiming to earn a listing in the Science Citation Index (SCI).

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To grow as an international journal, EnM requires the attention and care of the society members.

As a farmer sows seeds silently in anticipation for fall harvest, I cordially invite our mem-bers to send your papers for publication in EnM and actively cite previous publications. Your power is our power and vice versa. We will do our best to bear fruits from the dedi-cation of all members and senior professors of the Korean Endocrine Society. We will also be fully committed to informing you of the listing of EnM in the SCI in the near fu-ture.

30 Years United toward World and Future!

I wish prosperity to you and the Korean Endocrine Society.

Sincerely

Kyungjin Kim, Ph.D.

President,

Korean Endocrine Society

Moo-Il Kang, M.D., Ph.D.