Veterinary medical organization AVMA has announced the appointment of Dr. Lisa A. Fortier, a leading veterinary surgeon, researcher and editor, as the new editor-in-chief of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) and the American Journal of Veterinary Research (AJVR), effective June 28.
Dr. Fortier is currently the James Law professor of surgery, director of equine programs and associate chair for research and graduate education at Cornell University, and serves as editor-in-chief of The Journal of Cartilage and Joint Preservation, the official open access journal of the International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society (ICRS). She previously served as president of the ICRS where she also launched the society's first journal, Cartilage.
Dr. Fortier will succeed Dr. Kurt Matushek, who has served as editor-in-chief of JAVMA since 2009 and as associate editor since 1997. Dr. Matushek is transitioning into a new role, focusing on enhancing AVMA's digital delivery of scientific news to the profession.
JAVMA began publication in 1876 as the American Veterinary Review; in 1915, its name was changed to the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. In 1940, because many worthy articles were experiencing severe delays in publication or being rejected outright because of a lack of space in JAVMA, the AVMA launched a second journal, which was named the American Journal of Veterinary Research.
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