A note from Patrick J. Cozzone, MAGMA Editor-in-Chief

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Fifteen years already! Yes, it has been my privilege to serve the magnetic resonance (MR) community for 15 years as Editor-in-Chief of Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine (MAGMA), succeeding in 2003 Axel Haase, the first Editor-in-Chief of the journal. After all these years and this long, challenging, and enjoyable journey, I felt the time had come to step down and allow new blood to come in and take the journal to a new stage of development and recognition. The ad hoc Search Committee set up by the European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB), after conducting a worldwide search, unanimously voted to appoint David Norris, a proposition readily confirmed by the General Assembly of ESMRMB held in Barcelona on Saturday, October 21, 2017. David Norris has profound experience in editing scientific journals, he is well recognized and respected internationally in our MR community, he masters many aspects of MR research and development, and he is already familiar with MAGMA (he has been an active member of the MAGMA Editorial Board for almost two decades). He will take over his new responsibilities with the first issue of 2018. …