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A Note from the Publisher

Ronald G. Landes

We are very pleased to publish this new journal, RNA Biology. Of course, that is the standard publisher's cant. But we really have a special enthusiasm for this journal.

Even before the first issue, it was distinguished from other new journals we have published. Announcement of the others was invariably greeted by a few curmudgeons and malcontents with this question pregnant with malice: "Why another journal?" No one has asked that, at least not of me, about RNA Biology.

Clearly RNA research has changed dramatically in just the last few years. A new journal, especially one emphasizing the biological aspects of RNA, is in order.

In general, we are very enthusiastic about new journals. Bioscience has changed and continues to change dramatically. Why shouldn't bioscience journals change as well. Moreover, Elsevier and Springer have hundreds and hundreds of journals, some exhausted and unread, others vibrant and cutting edge. We have a long way to go in order to catch up.

We warmly encourage you to send us your excellent RNA papers...even [especially] the outstanding papers that have been rejected by Nature, Science and Cell. These journals have their own gravitational pull, of course. Yet certainly a number of the papers turned away by these gatekeepers are very worthy. We welcome them. Send them to RNA Biology with the reviewer's comments. You will receive a decision in a few days.

At the outset we will publish every other month. In 2004 online access will be free throughout the world. In 2005 there will be a very modest fee for individual access in the First World. Access in the Developing World still will be free through a program sponsored by WHO.

We have set the bar high for RNA Biology. We will strive to make it the premier journal of RNA research. I invite you to check the journal frequently

http://www.rnabiology.com

and to send the Editors your outstanding papers.

Ronald G. Landes

Publisher