What does the BJD now stand for? A position statement

The 125‐year anniversary of the BJD in 2013–2014 was marked by the publication of 14 invited editorials from senior academics in dermatology.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Authors were given freedom to reflect on their own research and to speculate on future challenges. Each was encouraged to comment on the role that the BJD had played in their personal academic endeavours. In addition to providing a unique snapshot of cutting‐edge dermatological research, these scholarly editorials also helped to sharpen the focus for the identity of the BJD. The editorials were timely, addressing a key question raised at a BJD editorial board meeting held during the International Investigative Dermatology meeting in Edinburgh in 2013: what does the BJD now stand for? Accepting that science and publishing form a changing and evolving landscape, this editorial attempts to answer this question, and concludes with a position statement.