Editorial

Dear Readers,

This is the last issue of Pharmacopsychiatry in 13 years that has gone to press under the responsibility of Professor Walter E. Müller. It marks the end of an editorship characterized by sound and diligent editorial policy and guidance. For well over 20 years, Professor Walter E. Müller has been deeply involved with Pharmacopsychiatry: first as an Advisory Board member, then as the right hand of the former Editor-in-Chief, Bruno Müller-Oerlinghausen, and, since 2003, as Editor-in-Chief himself.

Being Editor-in-Chief of an international journal is always a trying task, and both the journal and the publisher counted themselves lucky that Walter Müller was just the right person for this job: quietly spoken but determined, assertive but prudent, with a definitive vision and many years of editorial and professional experience both on a national and international level. And so he would guide many an Editorial Board Meeting with a clear idea of where he wanted the journal to be and what he thought were the best means to achieve this; with his kind and thoughtful manner always ensuring an atmosphere that was conducive to fruitful discussions and tangible results.

Under his leadership, the journal also introduced an electronic manuscript submission to ease the ever more complicated editorial process as the journal continues to enjoy growing international attention. As a very dedicated Editor-in-Chief, taking pride in “his” journal, Walter Müller also took great care to preserve and enhance the reputation of Pharmacopsychiatry as one of the leading journals in psychopharmacology. Walter Müller has kept the bar raised.

Now, in 2016, a partly new crew will be starting: Professor Michael Bauer will take over as Editor-in-Chief and he will be supported by Professors Gerhard Gründer, Georg Juckel, Wolfgang Fleischhacker and Hiroyuki Uchida as Editors – please join us in wishing them great success! We are very excited to have so such a distinguished team of internationally renown scientists.

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank the parting Editors, Professor Christoph Hiemke and Professor Dieter Riemann, for all the time and effort they devoted to the journal. Just like Professor Müller, they were dedicated to the journal’s success and it has been a great pleasure and an honor indeed to have had the chance to be working with them and that they will continue to support the journal in this important transitionary period.

So, on behalf of all the Thieme Pharmacopsychiatry team we would like to say: thank you!