Editorial: A Message From C. Ross Ethier, the New JBME Co-Editor

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I look forward to sharing more initiatives with all of you in due course. Meantime, I am getting settled in and look forward to interacting with our Associate Editors, ASME Staff, authors, and readers as we make the ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering ever more important and impactful. Please think about the journal when you are considering a venue for your new, exciting research.On the other hand, there are some threats on the horizon. The entire model of publishing is in (apparently permanent) dramatic flux. Our publishing space is crowded, with many established and new journals competing for a finite pool of excellent papers. This leads to a statement of my editorial priorities: