Dear readers, authors and reviewers, as those of you who attended ARTERY 18 will already know, this is unfortunately the final issue of Artery Research that will be supported by Elsevier. I would therefore like to take this opportunity to thank all at Elsevier for their support over the years which has led to Artery Research gaining, a long overdue, impact factor and establishing itself as a ‘natural home’ for papers relating to arterial structure and physiology.

On a personal level I would also like to thank all of you who have reviewed for Artery Research, giving of your valuable time to ensure that published papers were making important contributions to the literature relating to this increasingly important field. In addition, the Editorial Board who have given me unwavering support and advice also deserve my warmest thanks. Finally, thanks to those of you who have over the years submitted papers that have been the life blood of the Journal. Without your papers there would have been no Journal to publish as a flagship for our society ARTERY.

Hopefully this is not the end for Artery Research but merely a period of transition and myself and the Editorial Board are already seeking opportunities to re-establish the publication of Artery Research with new publishers as soon as possible. In the interim period we are intending to ensure that all the abstracts from meetings of ARTERY, previously published in the Journal, will be available on line via Research Gate.

It has been a privilege to serve as your Editor and I thank all members of ARTERY for your support and encouragement over the years. However, despite these difficult times, it is important to remember that our society ARTERY has never been stronger, and that you will continue to attend and support it. So that going forward, it continues to be the preeminent society in the field of arterial structure and physiology.