Hello, Goodbye^*

Abstract

The peer review history is available in the Supporting Information section of this article (https://doi.org/10.1113/ JP285711#support-information-section). Now that summer vacations are over, it would seem an appropriate time for me as the recently parted Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of The Journal of Physiology (JP) to offer a personal reflection on activities during my time at the helm of the flagship of The Physiological Society. Before doing so, I should like to express my gratitude to Kim Barrett for taking over as EiC again; a role I had inherited from her 1.5 years ago. Kim knows 'the ship' , is utterly devoted to JP, and I wish her all the very best in protecting The Journal's integrity while negotiating the choppy waters of present-day academic publishing and the undercurrents of doing so for a society-owned journal.JP is moving with the times, increasing its scope and diversity. In 2022/23, we extended our research theme breadth, as reflected by the establishment of two new Senior Editorial portfolios for Modelling and Data Science and for Physiological Omics. Furthermore, we introduced a new article category -Opinions -to foster dialogue on controversial topics (Kohl, 2022a), and we are actively expanding our geographical reach and representation by the re-introduction of Regional Editors, first for East Asia (Kubo & Kohl, 2023), and next for South America. We have reached parity of women and men among Senior Editors, are making steady progress in the same direction (now at 40%) across the Editorial Board at large, and we are