The European Journal of Ageing develops successfully: impressions at the start of volume 6

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This issue marks the start of the sixth volume of the European Journal of Ageing (EJA): Social, Behavioural and Health Perspectives. Five volumes have been launched, showing that the journal has proven its sustainability. Now, the consolidation of the journal’s platform has begun. This is primarily the success of those having contributed to the journal as authors, but also as consulting editors, editorial board members and external reviewers (see also acknowledgement at the end of this issue). In addition, Springer has taken strong action to bring the journal to the public as well as to the international scientific community, in particular via successful applications for coverage of our journal by Thompson Scientific, and via their presence with a Springer booth at key conferences such as the European Population Conference in Barcelona, July 2008, and the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in November 2008. …