Editorial announcement
The Annals, EULAR and the future of rheumatology
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The Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
is now the official journal of the European League against Rheumatism
(EULAR). This is a hallmark for both EULAR and the
Annals. EULAR, the umbrella organisation of
the European professional societies dealing with rheumatic diseases is
of growing importance for European rheumatology. This certainly relates
to the continuing integration process between European countries, which
has far reaching consequences for national health care systems and
therefore for patients and doctors. It also will deeply influence
medical education and specialist training. These developments make it
necessary that EULAR has its own journal. It seems appropriate that the
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, being the
oldest international European rheumatology journal in English, will
serve this purpose. In its new function the journal will remain in the
first place a good scientific journal. The editorial team will do their
utmost best to even improve quality and
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