The Chinese Journal of Physiology, the official journal of the Chinese
Physiological Society in Taiwan, the Republic of China, was first published
more than thirty years ago. It was initiated by a group of physiologists
in Taiwan to publish original research articles in every aspect of physiology.
It started as a semiannual publication and was expanded to be a quarterly
journal since six years ago. As one of the top biomedical journals in Taiwan,
it has received the Scientific Publication Award from the National Science
Council there annually since 1992. In view of the rapid developments in
physiology research and the need for international scientific communication,
this journal has decided to further extend its scope to become an international
journal. On January 1, 1996, the Editorial Office has been moved to the
Institute of Biomedical Sciences (IBMS), Academia Sinica, Taipei, the top
research institute in Taiwan. We are honored to have Dr. Shu Chien from
the University of California, San Diego to be the Honorary Editor of this
Journal. Dr. Chien was the President of the American Physiological Society
from 1990 to 1991. Dr. Eminy H.Y. Lee from IBMS serves as the Chief Editor.
The Chinese Journal of Physiology publishes primarily original, full-length
research articles, but it also accepts review articles and short communications.
We sincerely invite you to submit your manuscript to this journal. We also
hope that you would introduce this journal to your colleagues and friends
for manuscript submission and journal subscription. The annual subscription
rate is US$80 (NT$2000) for individual and US$120 (NT$3000) for institution.
We hope to work together with you to make this journal an outstanding international
journal.