A new look and feel

Abstract

Neurology, the official journal of the American Academy of Neurology, began in 1951 with founding editor Russell N. DeJong. A.B. Baker, then President of the Academy, had enticed his publisher friend Louis M. Cohen in Minneapolis (who owned Modern Medicine, a subsidiary of Lancet Publications) to publish the journal. During the last 45 years, mergers, acquisitions, and bankruptcies have changed the name of the publisher several times: Lancet Publications became a subsidiary of Cowles Communications in 1970, and two years later, a subsidiary of the New York Times Media Company, which in turn became a subsidiary of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (HBJ) in 1977, and later, Edgell Communications, then Advanstar Communications. The production quality of the journal, however, never suffered. Despite the ownership changes, Staff Editor Peter …