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(Circulation. 2002;105:787.)
© 2002 American Heart Association, Inc.

Editorial

Circulation in 2002

James T. Willerson, MD, For the Editors

Early in this new year, the Editors wish to communicate to the readership some of the important goals for Circulation in the immediate future. The past several years have seen substantial changes in Circulation’s publication policies and opportunities for publishing important cardiovascular work. In 1995, Circulation changed from a monthly to a bimonthly publication. In 1999, Circulation became a weekly journal. The rationale for the more frequent publication of Circulation was the Editor’s sense that there should be a journal for cardiovascular work published weekly—one that would communicate the most important advances in both clinical progress and basic discovery as rapidly as possible. At the same time, we committed to relatively rapid review of manuscripts and communication of editorial decisions to authors. In an effort to further accelerate the publication of outstanding work in cardiovascular diseases, Circulation now is committed to the additional developments described below.

We have developed a Rapid Track category for the most important clinical and basic discovery manuscripts submitted to Circulation. On the request of the authors, a full-length manuscript may be accepted as a Rapid Track manuscript when it communicates important discovery, new insight into mechanisms, and/or new treatments for cardiovascular diseases. The manuscript is reviewed within one week, and a decision is communicated immediately to the authors. Accepted manuscripts are published online within 7 to 10 days after corrected proofs are returned from the author and in the print journal in 4 to 5 weeks. The emphasis for these manuscripts is on . . . [Full Text of this Article]