European National Society Cardiovascular Journals. Background, Rationale and Mission Statement of the “Editors’ Club” (Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology)
- 1Revista Española de Cardiología, published by the Spanish Society of Cardiology
- 2Giornale Italiano di Cardiologia, published by the Italian Federation of Cardiology
- 3Revista Porteguesa de Cardiologia, published by the Portuguese Society of Cardiology
- 4Netherlands Heart Journal, published by the Netherlands Society of Cardiology
- Fernando Alfonso MD, Editor-in-Chief, Revista Española de Cardiología, Sociedad Española de Cardiología, Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, 5-7. 28028 Madrid, Spain; rec{at}revespcardiol.org
Cardiovascular scientific production in Europe is growing both in quantity and quality. Promoting high-quality research is a major goal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).1–3 The ESC has two highly respected official general journals, namely the European Heart Journal and Cardiovascular Research, devoted to clinical and basic research respectively.1–3 The ESC also publishes several sub-speciality official journals covering the full spectrum of cardiovascular diseases and related techniques. Most European countries, however, also have their own cardiovascular journals. National Society Cardiovascular Journals (NSCJ) are time-honoured and classically disseminate high-quality scientific research mainly originating from each particular European country, although some, such as Heart, are now international in their content and distribution. The journals also play a major role in education and harmonization of clinical practice. Most NSCJ are published in local languages but many of them also incorporate English editions. Altogether, NSCJ provide a highly effective means to disseminate cardiovascular research produced in Europe. Scientific knowledge, however, has no barriers and many of these journals have gained an undisputed international profile. Some NSCJ, however, are just emerging and would benefit from networking support. It became clear that enhancing collaboration among NSCJ Editors would facilitate advancement in knowledge and further diffusion of scientific and educative contents.
Developing a “Constitution Document” and “Mission Statement” was considered desirable to set the basis of future collaboration among NSCJ Editors. We assumed this responsibility in recognizing the crucial role of NSCJ in Europe. Our target was to produce and issue a core document with fundamental principles upon which all NSCJ Editors would agree. Common goals will be identified and agreed-on measures will be pursued. The constitution document presented herein was therefore developed to formalize the NSCJ Editors’ Club Task Force.
NATIONAL SOCIETY CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNALS: BACKGROUND AND BASIC DATA
All Editors-in-Chief of the official cardiovascular journals of …
