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Introducing the Novel Immunological Methods Section

It has been a busy six months at The Journal of Immunologysince I took over the helm as Editor-in-Chief, ably as-sisted by 10 new Deputy Editors and a total of 52 new

and experienced Section Editors. There have been a few cosmeticalterations (a new cover design and special features banners)and minor tweaking of internal procedures to date. One moresubstantive change many of you may have noticed is the con-tinued emphasis on providing authors with comments from theeditors that help summarize and prioritize reviewer critiques.With this editorial, I would like to announce another moresubstantive change–a new initiative that I hope will provide auseful resource for the immunology community.In recognition of the crucial role technological innovation

plays in driving advances in the field of immunology, TheJournal of Immunology has added a new section to its Table ofContents. Novel Immunological Methods is introduced in thecurrent issue as a home for manuscripts that validate noveltechniques of potential import to the field. In this golden ageof technology, describing novel reagents, new geneticallymanipulated lines of mice, and innovative techniques in suf-ficient detail and with the appropriate experimental validationis not always practical within the confines of a data-heavyresearch publication, particularly given the space constraintsimposed by many journals. We anticipate that this new sectionwill provide a home for such essential work and will proveto be a good resource for those who want to apply such newtechnology to solve pressing immunological issues. Historically,articles that have provided the first description of widely usedtechniques have catalyzed numerous unexpected advances and

become classics in the field. For example, the 1973 study de-scribing and validating the use of nylon wool columns to enrichT cell populations (1) greatly facilitated the research of T cellimmunologists “of a certain age”, myself included.I would also like to take this opportunity to announce our

first Immunology Notes and Resources article to appear in an up-coming issue of The Journal of Immunology. The ImmunologyNotes and Resources section was suggested by Jerry Boss, duringhis tenure as Editor-in-Chief, as a home for information ofbroad immunological interest. In keeping with this vision, theinaugural article will present a draft of the recommendationsdevised by an NIAID-led group of experts to standardizescavenger receptor nomenclature, and is intended to initiatea productive discussion of the proposed nomenclature changes.Publication of a final set of scavenger receptor nomenclaturerecommendations will follow this discussion period.As the new year unfolds, I trust that the immunology com-

munity will find these new sections, Novel Immunological Methodsand Immunology Notes and Resources, useful additions to TheJournal of Immunology.

Pamela J. Fink, Ph.D.Editor-in-Chief

References1. Julius, M. H., E. Simpson, and L. A. Herzenberg. 1973. A rapid method for the

isolation of functional thymus-derived murine lymphocytes. Eur. J. Immunol. 3:645–649.

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