THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ANATOMY. 



The Ameeicax Journal of Anatomy has been founded to collect 

 into one place, and present in a worthy manner, the many researches 

 from our investigators, now scattered through many publications at 

 home and abroad. 



Human Anatomy in America needs as high a standard of reference 

 as it has in other countries. Without such a standard it fails to make 

 for itself any proper, satisfactory or stimulating impression. The best 

 interests of modern scientific medicine will be greatly advanced by the 

 upholding of such a standard in this fundamental subject through a 

 journal of high character. 



Many asi^ects of Comparative xVnatomy, Embryology, Histology and 

 Cytology are so intimately bo and wp with the problems of Human 

 Anatomy that these subjects will be included within the scope of the 

 new journal. It will be the aim of The Ameeican Journal of 

 Anatomy to recognize this close natural relationship between the 

 various branches of the science, and to publish results of the best orig- 

 inal work of American students of anatomy. 



The most cordial assurance of support has been given by the collabor- 

 ators, and this we believe is sufficient indication of the results to be 

 expected. 



A number of generous persons, whose names will appear later, have 

 given some financial support to help us in gaining a foothold in a suit- 

 able manner. The journal must however look to those who are to be 

 benefited by its publication for its real and permanent support; and a 

 good list of regular subscribers is expected and required to maintain it. 



It is hoped that those interested in promoting a worthy development 

 of research in America, in the subjects included within the scope of 

 this journal, will energetically assist us. 



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