Illustrative in the year were Elsevier’s Editor of The Lancet, Dr. Richard Horton, who received the Edinburgh Medal, given to men and women of science and technology whose professional achievements are judged to have made a signifi cant contribution to the understanding and well-being of humanity; Reed Business’s Lisa Cross, senior editor of Graphic Arts Monthly, who won the annual Tom McMillan Award for Editorial Excellence for the editor or writer who, according to his or her peers, exhibits the highest standards of journalistic integrity and professionalism.