Letter from the Editors

LETTER TO OUR READERS AND SUBSCRIBERS Dear Readers and Subscribers: the Science and Practice of Sleep Medicine has been published for the past 6 years by Thieme Medical Publishers. Now it will move on and will be published by Springer Verlag as of the first issue of volume 9, 2005, where all your future inquiries should be addressed. We at Thieme have taken great pride and pleasure in being associated with this journal, and would like to take this opportunity to salute Drs. Nikolaus C. Netzer and Kingman P. Strohl, the Editors in Chief of Sleep and Breathing. We wish the journal’s editors, authors, readers, and subscribers a long and intellectually challenging future together. It has been a pleasure serving you. This document was downloaded for personal use only. Unauthorized distribution is strictly prohibited. Sleep and Breathing: International Journal of Sincerely, Daniel Schiff Vice President and Publisher, Journals 1 LETTER FROM THE EDITORS T hieme New York began publishing Sleep and Breathing: International Journal of the Science and Practice of Sleep Medicine in 1998. This was its beginning as a truly professional scientific sleep journal. Earlier, Sleep and Breathing had been started as a private initiative, printed and published with a great deal of enthusiasm but not a great deal of technical expertise by a small printer in the Black Forest of Germany. When the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine became a ‘‘partner’’ for the journal, a very important step was gained in propelling the field of dental sleep medicine forward. Through Thieme’s efforts and enthusiasm, Sleep and Breathing has become a leading scientific sleep journal. It has been listed in Index Medicus/ MEDLINE by the National Library of Medicine since May 2001, and this has proven to have great scientific impact. Thieme New York recently has made structural changes in its journals’ division; starting in 2005 Springer Verlag, in Heidelberg Sleep and Breathing, volume 8, number 4, 2004. Address for correspondence and reprint requests: Daniel Schiff, Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 5th Fl., 333 Seventh Ave, New York, NY 10001. E-mail: [email protected]. 1Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., New York, New York. Copyright # 2004 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA. Tel: +1(212) 584-4662. 15209512,p;2004,08,04,171,172,ftx,en;sbr00269x. Sleep and Breathing, volume 8, number 4, 2004. Address for correspondence and reprint requests: Nikolaus C. Netzer, M.D., Sleep Disorders Clinic, Bayerisch Gmain, Reichenhallerstr. 20, 83457 Bayerisch Gmain, Germany. E-mail: [email protected]. 1Sleep Disorders Clinic, Bayerisch Gmain, Bayerisch Gmain, Germany; 2Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, VA Medical Center 111J (W), Cleveland, Ohio. Copyright # 2004 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA. Tel: +1(212) 584-4662. 1520-9512,p;2004,08,04,171,172,ftx,en;sbr00275x. 171 SLEEP AND BREATHING/VOLUME 8, NUMBER 4 2004 and New York, will be publishing Sleep and Breathing. We would like to express our deepest thanks to the staff of Thieme New York for their encouragement and teamwork. It has been a pleasure working with all of you. Sincerely, Nikolaus C. Netzer, M.D., Ph.D., Kingman P. Strohl, M.D. Editors in Chief 1,2 This document was downloaded for personal use only. Unauthorized distribution is strictly prohibited. 172