Editorial: EuPA Open Proteomics beyond 2013

eupa open proteomics 2 (2014)31–32

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Editorial

EuPA

Open

Proteomics

beyond

2013

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Theholidayseasonistypicallyatimetorelaxandunwind,a timetolookbackandsay“Thankyou!”,atimetolookforward. I realize that by the time this editorial gets published, ourrelaxingandunwindingperiodtogetherwithfamilyand friendswillbeinthepast,andwe’llprobablyfindeachother backtowork withourbatteriesrecharged andfullofgood intentionsfortheNewYear.

Looking

back

I wantto share my reflectionswith you on the pastyear, reminiscingaboutthefirstninemonthsinwhichEuPAOpen Proteomics (EUPROT), the newjournal ofthe European Pro-teomicsAssociation(EuPA),sawthelight.

TheeditorialboardofEUPROThashadplentyofchallenges: getting acquainted with the Elsevier electronic editorial submission system and finding good reviewers within an acceptabletimeframetotryandmeettheambitiousgoalsof bothrapidandhighqualitymanuscriptprocessing.We whole-heartedlyappreciatethepatience fromall theauthors and reviewersaswealllearnedhowtorunanewjournal.

Iwanttothankthemanyreviewerswho,oftenincomplete anonymityandentirelyvoluntarily,didtheirutmosttomeet thedemandsofahighqualityElsevierscientifictitle.Together withagreatteamofenthusiasticassociateaswellasguest editors,andthecompetentsupportbytheElsevierbackoffice, bothinAmsterdam,Boston,Ireland,andIndia,theyformthe verycoreofthehighqualitypeerreviewedjournal,EUPROT

isgrowingtobe.Eachandeveryonehavegivenagreatpiece oftheirenergytogetthe journaltowhereitistodate.On behalfoftheentireEUPROTeditorialboard,Iwanttoexpress ourdeepestgratitudetoallofthem.Lookingback,Ibelieve wemaybeproudofourjointachievementsofar.EuPAOpen Proteomicsisdefinitelyintheair,andflying.

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License,whichpermitsnon-commercialuse,distribution,andreproductioninanymedium,providedtheoriginalauthorandsourceare credited.

Looking

forward

Even moreimportantly, I wantto communicateour future vision for EUPROT. How will we make sure that our jour-nal maintains its spirit and momentum in the year (s) to come?Thisisnotasevidentasitmay seem.For instance, the Open Access publishing model, although principally embracedbymost,ifnotall,modernscientists,isyeta con-ceptwhichneedstomatureintheheadsofmany.Authors are stilladjusting tothe ideaofpayingforarticle process-ing charges. We are presently experiencing a challenging transition period, in which a new balance is being estab-lishedbetweensubscriptionbasedandopenaccessjournals. Personally I am convinced that open access will prevail as one of the important publishing models of the future. Alsosciencefundingagencieshaverealizedthis,andnewly grantedmodernprojectapplicationsnowinvariablycontain an investment proposal section to budget for publication charges.

In2014,youwillnoticethatvariousEuPAinitiativeswill be reflected in several special sections of EUPROT. A first thematic specialsection of the journal isdedicated to the proteomicssubdiscipline,Peptidomics.Otherthematicissues are beingplanned.Laterinthespringwewillhavespecial sectionsdevotedtothepastEuPA2013annualmeetinginSt. Malo(Bretagne,France)aswellastothelast‘PathProt’ (Path-Prot6)meetinginOeiras(Portugal).Passionateguesteditors arealreadyworkingeagerlyonthesesections.

Also,asectionofthejournalisdesignatedforEuPA Com-munications and another tothe EuPACompany Club. Always in line with the mission of EuPA, ‘strengthening and pro-moting fundamental proteomics research and applications acrossnationalborders’,alljournalsectionswillbeaimedat internationalproteomicsscientistsworldwide,youngandold, academicandindustrial.

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EUPROT’smissiontoshareproteomicsknowledgeand edu-cate thenext generationofproteomics scientists,perfectly aligns with the vision ofEuPA and many ofits members, bothNationalProteomicsSocietiesaswellasProteomics Com-panies.I, therefore,ampersuadedthat wecanrely onthe continued supportand commitmentofall EuPA members, sothatEuPAOpenProteomicswillcontinuetoflyin2014and beyond.Weareconfidentinthebrightfuturewhichliesahead ofEuPAOpen Proteomics,and whichwillstartin2014.On behalfofthecompleteEUPROTteam,wewishyouallavery happyandsuccessfulNewYear.

Editor-in-Chief

Prof.Dr.PeterVerhaert

DelftUniversityofTechnology,TheNetherlands

E-mailaddress:p.d.e.m.verhaert@tudelft.nl

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