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Hormone Research in Paediatrics, now 35 years old, has become a respected and well-established journal in the field of endocrinology.

Official journal of the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology since 1989, Hormone Research in Paediatrics is distributed to ESPE members.

The goal of our journal is to inform readers of the current status of basic and clinical research in the field of endocrinology. The subtitle, "From Developmental Endocrinology to Clinical Research" clearly describes the general aim of the journal, which is to publish research articles both from the researcher's bench to clinical observations.

Indeed, basic research is of utmost importance to paediatric endocrinologists for understanding the mechanisms of endocrine disease, developmental endocrinology and molecular genetics.

However, clinical and epidemiological research are of equal importance as major sources of information for clinicians who make decisions every day. Data on new variations of disease, diagnostic tools, efficacy and risks of new treatments are therefore most welcome in the journal.

Hormone Research in Paediatrics has undergone a number of changes over the last two years.

As Editor-in-Chief, I am working with a strong Associate Editors' Board of respected colleagues from different countries : Peter Clayton, Jean-Claude Carel, Annette Grüters-Kieslish, Paul Saenger, Martin Savage, Olle Söder and Guy van Vliet.

Improved electronic communication and on-line services such as online submission and peer review now provide authors with a high quality service and greatly improve the review process. And the journal has been given a new and attractive graphic cover.

Furthermore, two new sections have been introduced.

First, the Mini-review sectionis now published monthly; short but comprehensive, the reviews deal with contemporary clinical subjects organised around three topics: Developmental mechanisms, Clinical relevance of basic research, and Clinical paediatric endocrinology. Two such reviews are aimed to be published per month, one basic and the other more clinically oriented. Guy van Vliet and Jean-Claude Carel are in charge of the new section and are doing a considerable amount of work to make it happen.

The other new section, Novel Insights from Clinical Experience, has been launched and is soon to appear in the journal. It is an attempt to renew the classical "Case Reports" of the past, where most articles were reported mainly because they were about rare syndromes or unusual clinical presentations. However, what is important in reporting such clinical observations is that they should bring to our attention a new pathological mechanism, an unexplained complication, or a new therapeutic perspective. That is why this section has been renamed. The "novel" aspect is most important, whether it be on a recognised clinical scenario or a new clinical condition . It may concern the phenotype, the presentation, the investigation and/or the management. Peter Clayton, Annette Grüters-Kieslich and Olle Söder are in charge of this section.

The Associate Editors' Board and myself wish to further engage the journal in providing the best scientific and modern clinical research, and we hope that these new sections will contribute to the growth and quality of Hormone Research in Paediatrics .

However the journal cannot exist without the active participation of all clinicians and researchers involved in the field of endocrinology. As the official journal of the ESPE, Hormone Research in Paediatrics needs your contributions and welcomes articles on developmental endocrinology to clinical research.

Paul Czernichow
Editor-in-Chief