Editorial


Editorial 

Dear theriogenologists, 

You might have noticed that you have a new editor for our professional journal. Four decades of learning 
and growing experiences in theriogenology have prepared me for this important assignment. Have I 
arrived or perfected to know everything in theriogenology? No, and no one can; I am still learning.  

I am very thankful to the Task Force and the Executive Board of SFT to have chosen me as the editor of 
our professional journal. I am equally thankful to Dr. Charles Franz for his able leadership in the process 
of selecting a successor to the founding editor of Clinical Theriogenology, Dr. Bob Youngquist. Bob was 
a strong supporter during my Purdue academic career. Furthermore, I am grateful that I met all the seven 
ideal qualities that he wished to see in his successor. It is a privilege to follow his footsteps in editing. I 
am sure that we will recognize Bob at an appropriate time for serving all of us very well.  

I am aware of the responsibilities of this position and looking forward to serve with assistance from the 
talented members of the Editorial Board, Copy Editor Dr. John Kastelic (who has been a source of 
tremendous wisdom and strength, right from my graduate program/residency days at UW Madison), 
leadership and membership of SFT/ACT, Franz Management, and Omnipress.  

Moving forward, at the ripe time we plan to resubmit a Medline application for indexing. This task should 
only be attempted if our journal can address six important deficiencies noted by Medline. The first five 
issues are major; they pertain to the quality of our journal and depth of scholarship. In this regard, we 
have decided to approach colleagues to create reviews in their areas of expertise, keeping a focus on 
applied aspects of theriogenology, the reason why this journal was created. Please write to me 
(petera@purdue.edu), if you wish to contribute. We really need your support as we continue to build our 
journal!  

The final issue on the list is to have a few international members serving on the Editorial Board. I am 
reaching out to our international theriogenologists who have a track-record in scholarship. It is a three-
year term and the major responsibility is to review 2 or 3 papers a year. Please let me know 
(petera@purdue.edu) if you have a desire to serve. Thanks.  

Augustine T. Peter 

395 Clinical Theriogenology • Volume 10, Number 4 • December 2018