In this issue

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This is the last ‘In this issue’ I will write. My term as Editor in Chief of Virchows Archiv draws to an end and Daniela Massi will take over as of the first issue of 2017. It has been a pleasure serving the Journal, through the Journal the European Society of Pathology (ESP) of which it is the official publication platform, but most of all authors and readers. Feed-back from readers has been quite positive and the effort it takes to get good manuscripts in but also to make sure that they read well has been worth the while. Although time consuming, it has been a pleasure to work with authors to get their paper in an optimal form, notably also in the quality of writing. I thank all of you and in particular the Editorial team as well as our Springer team (Ben Bishop, MariaVerna Remellite and Andrew Wervone Aguilar) for years of productive collaboration. The ESP and the Journal are to be congratulated on their choice of the new Editor in Chief. Daniela has the vision, the energy and the will to serve its authors and readers, while consolidating Virchows Archiv as one of the leading journals in human pathology. …