Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia: forty years of history

A teacher to remember and to emulate

“…He was a manager of the center of excellence, head of the discipline, director of the HSP, and director of the EPM, which he transformed into the Federal University of São Paulo, becoming its first rector. He founded the Paulista Society of Pulmonology and Phthisiology, after which he launched the Journal of Pulmonology (which would later become the JBP) and was its first editor 1 …”

2016 - a second step

“…From the accounts of former JBP editors, it is evident that the success of the journal is the direct result of the maturing of pulmonology as a specialty in Brazil and that the internationalization of the journal is a consequence of the increasing international visibility of a number of researchers working in the country. ( 2 , 3 )…”

“…Pode-se notar, pelos relatos de seus editores anteriores, que o JBP é fruto claro do amadurecimento da pneumologia brasileira como especialidade e que sua internacionalização também é consequência da crescente inserção internacional de vários dos pesquisadores brasileiros. ( 2 , 3 )…”