For Immediate Release
WASHINGTON, July 8, 2021 – The American Society of Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) is pleased to announce that Dr. Deborah Veis of the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, has been appointed to serve as the next editor-in-chief of JBMR® Plus.
Dr. Veis was selected after a global editor search. She brings to the position a broad knowledge of the musculoskeletal field, exceptional leadership capabilities and several years of editorial experience with biomedical journals. Her five-year term as JBMR® Plus editor-in-chief will officially begin on September 1, 2021.
“I am excited to serve ASBMR and the musculoskeletal community as the next JBMR® Plus editor-in-chief,” said Dr. Veis. “Since coming online in 2017, JBMR® Plus has been extremely well-received as a high quality source for research in clinical, translational and basic musculoskeletal science. I look forward to building upon this success to further expand its reach in this growing, multidisciplinary field.”
Launched in 2017, JBMR® Plus is the premier, monthly, open access journal of ASBMR. A companion to the internationally recognized Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (JBMR®), JBMR® Plus aims to improve global musculoskeletal health by publishing innovative research covering endocrinology, geriatrics, orthopedics and rheumatology.
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About ASBMR
The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) is the leading professional, scientific and medical society established to bring together clinical and experimental scientists involved in the study of bone and mineral metabolism. ASBMR encourages and promotes the study of this expanding field through annual scientific meetings, the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research (JBMR®) and JBMR® Plus, the Primer on Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism, advocacy, and interaction with government agencies and related societies. To learn more about upcoming meetings and publications, please visit www.asbmr.org.
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Kim Murphy
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