Caminhos Percorridos

Abstract

I've gone... I've gone after investing the most productive years of my career in this journal, born in mid-1994 as the brainchild of Sérgio Goes de Paula, Ruth B. Martins, and me, the author of this brief farewell, with the additional support of Paulo Gadelha, then director of the Casa de Oswaldo Cruz and the journal's first science editor. História, Ciências, Saúde-Manguinhos had a forerunner: Cadernos da Casa de Oswaldo Cruz, an amateurish publication launched in November 1989, my hand in it as well. The histories of health and the sciences-especially the life sciences-have witnessed major transformations since that time, and História, Ciências, Saúde-Manguinhos has played a vital role in the maturation of these transdisciplinary fields. Tremendous changes have also taken place and are still underway in the world of scholarly journals and science communication. História, Ciências, Saúde-Manguinhos has been successful in adapting; even more, it has been successful in making innovative use of new communication technologies, means, and languages. It has become a respected journal in the field of history and other realms of academia, and this makes me very proud. And it needs new blood. So I've gone. But I've gone with the honor of passing the baton to two colleagues whom I greatly admire. Marcos Cueto, a historian of international renown, will know how to lead História, Ciências, Saúde-Manguinhos to a position of definitive recognition abroad. And André Felipe Cândido da Silva, a young talent from the newest crop of doctorates, will know how to imbue the journal with renewed vitality in its interactions with emerging groups and fields in the history of the sciences and of health. I've gone with a feeling of deep tranquility, because standing at the helm of the journal is executive editor Roberta Cardoso Cerqueira, sure, steady, and at the height of her prowess. She was a young girl when she got here and here she matured, like a fine wine. I've gone with my heart broken, because I have to leave behind a delightful, expert, supportive editorial team, who made my day-today a memorable trove of productive, challenging, and fun moments. I would like to record my most sincere thanks to Mônica