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Editorial
Editorial Office
Editor-in-Chief
Agneta Andersson
Uppsala, Sweden
Anna-Maria Andersson
Uppsala, Sweden
Artur Schmidtchen
Lund, Sweden
Deputy Editors
Anette Bygum
Odense, Denmark
Magnus Lindberg
Örebro, Sweden
Lone Skov
Copenhagen, Denmark
Kaisa Tasanen-Määttä
Oulu, Finland
Section Editors (for names see https://www.medicaljournals.se/acta/editors
Editorial Board Future developments
Fig. 2 shows the whole of our Editorial Board as of
January 2018. Together, we aim to continue to guide
ActaDV through the challenges of modern scientific pu-
blishing and to compete successfully with other journals. One of the newest changes to our website is the Discus-
sion forum added to each article. We intend to create a
safe and civilized space to stimulate exchange of acade-
mic ideas and opinions. After creating an account each
reader will be able to engage in discussion with authors
and comment on recent papers.
News of more developments is in preparation, e.g. the
introduction of Lay abstracts; please visit our website
now and then to keep up to date with the latest news.
Open Access
We will, of course, continue to be an immediate Open
Access journal, freely available to anyone with an In-
ternet connection. We believe that access to knowledge
is a universal human right.
Non-profit organization
ActaDV is owned by the non-profit organization Society
for Publication of Acta Dermato-Venereologica, which
means that we are free from any commercial publisher,
and therefore are fortunate to be able to make decisions
quickly and take new directions whenever needed.
References
1. Vahlquist A. “The Times They Are A-changin’ …”. Acta Derm
Venereol 2017; 97: 1063.
2. Vahlquist A. News about the Editors, Theme Issuess and
Performance of Acta Dermato-Venereologica. Acta Derm
Venereol 2013; 93: 3.
3. Vahlquist A. A Successful 2014 Paves the Way for Acta
Dermato-Venereologica’s Forthcoming Centenary. Acta Derm
Venereol 2015; 75: 131.
We wish our readers a good and successful 2018!
Uppsala in December 2017
Artur Schmidtchen
Agneta Andersson
Editor-in-Chief from January 2018
Editorial Manager
www.medicaljournals.se/acta