I am honored to be selected as the new editor of Pharmacological Reviews to continue in the footsteps of former editors to grow the prestige of this outstanding journal. Pharmacological Reviews has a long and rich history. Established in 1948, the journal spawned from an idea of John Jacob Abel, the founding father of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET), who suggested that a review journal would be a great asset to the society. He was right! Under the inaugural editorship of Louis S. Goodman, Pharmacological Reviews rapidly soared into the top tier. Pharmacological Reviews currently boasts an impact factor of 25.468. Perhaps more important is the long citation half-life (>10) of reviews published in Pharmacological Reviews, underscoring the very high impact of articles published here. The journal has held steady in the top two ranks in its class for decades, currently ranked second for impact factor and first for citation half-life. When one considers the outstanding caliber of its stewards over the years, listed below, this perhaps comes as no surprise.
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