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(Hypertension. 2006;48:343.)
© 2006 American Heart Association, Inc.

Editorial

Hypertension

Update 2006

John E. Hall, Editor-in-Chief on behalf of the Editors

From the Editorial Office, Hypertension, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.

Correspondence to John E. Hall, Editorial Office, Hypertension, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 N State St, Jackson, MS 39216-4505. E-mail hypertension@physiology.umsmed.edu

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	Introduction

 

The most important objective of this brief update is to thank you, the readers, authors, editorial board members, and reviewers, for your support of Hypertension and for your excellent scientific contributions, the primary reasons for the continued success of the journal.

We also wish to provide a brief summary of the current status of the journal and progress in achieving the goals that we outlined previously¹: (1) to publish the highest quality original basic and clinical research relating to hypertension, (2) to increase the readership and scientific importance of Hypertension, (3) to ensure rapid and fair manuscript reviews, rapid publication of papers, and to provide the highest possible level of efficiency and "customer satisfaction" in our office operations, and (4) to effectively serve the international community of hypertension researchers and clinicians and to provide an important vehicle for achieving the mission of the American Heart Association (AHA) and its scientific councils.

	Publication of the Highest Quality Original Basic and Clinical Research

 
Many other cardiovascular and hypertension journals compete for the "best" papers. Yet, by all objective measures, including "impact factor," acceptance rate, "customer" feedback, readership surveys, and other data, the quality of manuscripts published in Hypertension appears to be very high, and the journal is recognized as the best in its field.

Increased Scientific "Impact" and Greater Readership
The Journal Citation Reports (JCR) scientific impact factor of Hypertension for the past year was the highest in the journal’s history at 6.33 and was the highest of any journal devoted to basic or clinical hypertension research. The JCR also ranks Hypertension among the top 5 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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