A note from the Editor

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The current issue of Clinical Rheumatology represents my last as Editor-in-Chief. It has been 5 years since I assumed the position and I leave the journal with a great deal of gratitude for being granted the extraordinary opportunity of running the helm. I leave with no regrets and am highly satisfied for having achieved the goals that were set for us at the outset [1]. Our main goal was always to maintain the high academic standards for which the journal is known for, and I do believe that we have been able to do so by publishing sound, innovative, and well-structured original articles of practical interest and application to our international rheumatology community. In doing so, we have been fair, impartial, and able to maintain the integrity of the editorial policies of the journal. …