Editor–in–Chief’s 2006 Report

As I usually do at the beginning of the year, I would like to thank all the readers of The Journal of Headache and Pain who chose JHP in 2005 for publishing, study or just for finding information. I would also like to summarise, with pride, a year full of satisfaction and unforeseen achievements. Principal recognition goes to the referees, who were always constructive and never abrasive; although they gave clear limits, their criticisms never lacked methodological, structural and even bibliographical advice. A special thank you goes to both the Editorial and Advisory Board members. Their contribution in terms of ideas and work has been crucial to becoming what we are today. Thank you to those who will continue working for JHP, and to those who, having completed their task, will leave their position to new collaborators. Particularly, I thank Prof. Pramod Saxena, who accomplished his term as Associate Editor and the new Associate Editor Prof. Arne May. A well deserved acknowledgement goes to both Section Editors, Prof. Giorgio Zanchin for the Historical Section and Dr. Matilde Leonardi for the Public Health Section, for their contribution to the quality of JHP during 2005. JHP growth and alliance with the European Headache Federation The goals I announced in 2005 have been achieved [1]. The number of regular peer-reviewed issues in the 2005 volume reached six, JHP has been indexed by Index Medicus/Medline since July 2005, the acceptance rate is about 34% [2] and JHP will from 2006 onward be the official journal of the European Headache Federation, an announcement that could not be pre-released last year for political reasons. This news certainly needs to be analysed in depth, in order to thank all the people who made possible the transformation of a journal born into a land of ancient cultural traditions in headache, which both maintains and passes down a firm vocation towards scientific field research, and establishes strong and qualified international joint relations to gain growing scientific attention. The international vocation of JHP, clear and never challenged since its foundation meeting in December 1999, found in the affiliation with the European Headache Federation a natural collocation. For this I thank both the Chairman of the European Headache Federation, Prof. Miguel Lainez, and Deputy Chairman, Dr. Fabio Antonaci, who have looked favourably upon this joint-venture proposal since its conception.