Abstract
With this issue of the Food and Nutrition Bulletin, readers will note a change in the masthead that marks the completion of Dr Noel Solomons’ term as Editor-in-Chief. Dr Solomons is one of the most respected leaders in the field of global nutrition and assumed the leadership of the FNB in 2017 following service on no fewer than 22 Editorial Boards and after many years as Associate Editor under the leadership of Dr Irwin Rosenberg.
In 1985, Dr Solomons cofounded the Center for Studies of Sensory Impairment, Aging and Metabolism (CeSSIAM) in Guatemala City, and today he continues to serve as its Scientific Director and Senior Scientist. He holds dual adjunct appointments at Tufts University, at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and the Department of Community Medicine and Public Health, as well as the Center of Global Health at the Boston University School of Public Health. Since his first publication in the Food and Nutrition Bulletin in 1987, Dr Solomons has authored or coauthored 4 dozen articles, commentaries, or editorials with us. His association with the FNB and the Nevin Scrimshaw International Nutrition Foundation long predates this, however, and his introductory editorial highlights some of this fascinating and involved history. 1
As Editor-in-Chief, Dr Solomons navigated our journal through an important period of transition during which academic publishing as an industry experienced massive shifts from print to online publication. He led us through our 40th anniversary volume, providing vision for a future of nutrition through a series of commentaries by leading experts in the sector, while reminding our readership through his editorials of critical research published in our pages in decades past. He also spearheaded the digital publication of our archives, ensuring that future researchers would have access to the seminal research underlying today’s discoveries in the field. We are grateful to Dr Solomons for all that he has accomplished as Editor and for his long-time dedication to the Food and Nutrition Bulletin.