My time at the Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Abstract

When I took the reins of the Brazilian Journal of Pulmonology (BJP) in 2004, I was riding a wave of major proposals made by my predecessor, Geraldo Lorenzi Filho. Until that time, the publication of the Journal was the responsibility of a member of the Board of Directors of the Brazilian Thoracic Association (BTA)-the Director of Communications. I was charged with making a transition from that model to a new one. As part of that transition, I effectively became the first independent Editor-in-Chief of the BJP, dedicated exclusively to its production.