From new kid on the block to leading journal: a review and reflection on the first 20 years of the European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing.

The EJCN has evolved into a leading journal of cardiovascular care. As the journal enters its next era, with a new Editor-in-Chief, it is appropriate to have reflected on the phenomenal contribution of the outgoing Editor-in-Chief, and the editorial team, over the last 20 years.