image: Felix Beuschlein, new Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Endocrinology
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The European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) is pleased to announce that the new Editor-in-Chief of our flagship journal, the European Journal of Endocrinology (EJE), is Professor Felix Beuschlein, M.D. He will assume his post in May 2024 when the current Editor in Chief, Professor Wiebke Arlt, steps down.
Professor Philippe Chanson, Chair of ESE’s Publications and Communications Committee said, “I am delighted that Felix will be the next Editor in Chief of ESE’s flagship journal and will continue to build on the strong foundations laid by his predecessors. Felix’s internationally recognised work, his large network and his collaborative and thorough approach to research means EJE is in good hands.”
Felix Beuschlein is Professor of Internal Medicine/Endocrinology and Director of the Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition at the University Hospital Zurich in Switzerland. He received his medical degree from the School of Medicine at the University of Würzburg and completed his medical training in Freiburg, both in Germany. For postdoctoral studies he joined the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Following a professorship for Endocrine Research at the University of Munich in 2017, he was recently elected for a chair position at the University of Zurich. He was recently (November 2023) awarded the ‘Transatlantic Alliance Award’ by ESE and the Endocrine Society which recognises an international leader who has made significant advancements in endocrine research on both sides of the Atlantic - in Europe and the United States.
Felix said, “I am thrilled and honoured to take on this position within the EJE team to continue on a development of the journal towards its leading position reflecting clinical and translation endocrinology at large.”
Wiebke Arlt (Director of the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS) and Professor of Transdisciplinary Medicine, Imperial College London, UK) has been Editor-in-Chief since January 2019, when she succeeded Professor Hans Romijn. Since then, she has taken the journal to its highest ever Impact Factor of 6.664 (June 2021) and number 20 out of 145 in the JCR list of Endocrinology and Metabolism research journals in terms of Impact Factor, underpinning the leading role of ESE in fostering exchange and scientific discourse and promoting endocrinology. She has built a strong and diverse Editorial Board with gender parity. Wiebke has also introduced the ‘EJE Rising Stars’ in 2022, fostering and developing editorial board members of the future. The second EJE Rising Stars cohort will be announced shortly. Wiebke was elected as ESE’s President Elect in May 2023 and will assume the role of ESE President in May 2025 when the current President Jérôme Bertherat steps down.
She commented, “Felix Beuschlein is an internationally leading endocrinologist with a track record of collaboration and innovation. I am looking forward to working with him over the transition period in the coming months and I am delighted that EJE will continue to be in very safe hands.”
Professor Jérôme Bertherat, President of ESE, added, “On behalf of ESE’s members I am pleased to have such an excellent successor to our current Editor in Chief Wiebke Arlt to take the Journal into the next phase of its development. The ESE Executive Committee and I look forward to working with him over the years ahead.