New associate editor for case reports and launch of opinion/perspective articles

Abstract

As part of the continued evolution of the Editorial Board to reflect current trends in submission and publication in the journal, the International Endodontic Journal is delighted to announce the appointment of a new Associate Editor Professor Zhi Chen who will be responsible for case reports and opinion/perspective articles. Professor Chen will replace Paul McCabe who served as an Associate Editor handling case reports and clinical techniques for many years. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Paul for all the work he has done for the IEJ over the years and wish him well in his future endeavours.

Professor Chen will lead along with the Editor-in-Chief a new invitation-only section called ‘Perspective/Leading Opinion articles’. These are designed to opinionated or perspective articles that explore important clinical and scientific issues that are designed to stimulate further discussion and the development of Endodontology. The contributions will generally emanate from leaders in our discipline or related scientific, clinical or educational fields.

Professor Chen currently serves as the LuoJia Distinguished Professor at Wuhan University, China. He earned both his D.D.S. and Ph.D. from Wuhan University and has been an integral part of the School & Hospital of Stomatology since 1990. Professor Chen has further enriched his expertise by serving as a visiting scholar at multiple renowned institutions: University Paris Descartes under Professor Michel Goldberg in 1994–1995, University of Strasbourg with Dr. Herve Lesot in 2001 and University of Missouri Kansas City with Professor Jerry Feng in 2004. Professor Chen's research mainly focuses on dental pulp biology. This encompasses odontoblast differentiation, dentinogenesis and dental pulp repair and regeneration. His significant contributions have garnered support from the Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), with him leading Key Projects, International Cooperation Projects and General Projects. He is the executive member of Chinese Stomatological Association; Vice Chairman of Chinese Society of Cariology and Endodontics. He is the Chief Editor of Chinese textbook Cariology and Endodontics. He services as the Editor-in-Chief of the Chinese Journal of Oral Science Research (2016-), Associate Editor of Chines Journal of Stomatology (2023-), Associate Editor of Oral Diseases (2017-), Associate Editor of Frontiers in Physiology—Craniofacial Biology and Dental Research (2020-) as well as an Editorial Board member of J Dent Res (2018–2022).

The author has no conflict of interest to report.