This Article  • Full text  • PDF  • Send to a friend  • Save in My Folder  • Save to citation manager  • Permissions  Citing Articles  • Contact me when this article is cited  Related Content  • Similar articles in this journal  Topic Collections  • Journalology/ Peer Review/ Authorship  • Dermatology, Other  • Alert me on articles by topic

	Since this article does not have an abstract, we have provided the first 150 words of the full text and any section headings.

The Archives of Dermatology has had a fine gentleman as Editor. Now that you've retired, Ken, you deserve more than a modest farewell in the December issue of your—and our—journal.¹

For 20 years have you steered this impressive journal. You have done this, in cooperation with staff and friends, in a masterly way. Numerous innovations have been introduced into almost all sections.

Let me, on behalf of your international readers, subscribers, reviewers, and authors, send you a cordial thank-you note for what you have achieved. We consider the Archives of Dermatology as one of the outstanding journals of particular interest to clinically oriented dermatologists, be they in academic units or private practice. The ARCHIVES has kept abreast with many new developments in the understanding of skin diseases, their mechanisms, and their ways of treatment.

Your editorial actions were balanced, fair, and collegialiter. Despite your enormous efforts, you always stayed as . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Gerd Plewig, MD, FRCP
Department of Dermatology and Allergology
Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich
Frauenlobstraße 9-11
80337 Munich, Germany
(e-mail: Gerd.Plewig@med.uni-muenchen.de)