Suzanne Jarvis has been announced as editor-in-chief of the BVA journals.

Suzanne Jarvis succeeds the role from Adele Waters, who is stepping down after four-and-a-half years.

The BVA has named Suzanne Jarvis as editor-in-chief of its journals, Vet Record, In Practice, Vet Record Open, and Vet Record Case Reports.

Suzanne joined BVA more than 20 years ago as an assistant editor before progressing through various roles to head of research operations. She has also been instrumental in the transition of the journals to Wiley and in the work to develop a new digital publishing strategy. 

Previous roles saw Suzanne introduce various innovations and new content, including research paper summaries, evaluating the evidence summaries, and the ‘What is your client thinking?’ column in Vet Record. She was also instrumental in launching the online Vet Record Case Reports and Vet Record Open and built the In Practice Focus supplements as an additional resource.

Suzanne succeeds Adele Waters, who oversaw the delivery and development of the BVA journals for the last four-and-a-half years.

Adele became Editor at BMJ in February 2017 and was later promoted to the position of group editor. In January 2021 she led the transition of the journal operations from the BMJ to the BVA, where she became editorial director.

“I’m delighted to be taking on the editorship of the BVA journals and I’m eager to build on the great work started by Adele Waters to develop the journals to suit the readers of today’s veterinary profession,” commented Suzanne. “I’m proud of the innovations I’ve led, particularly in enhancing the journals’ research content, and I’m looking forward to working within BVA and with Wiley to take forward new ideas and content.”

BVA chief executive David Calpin added: “I’ve worked with Suzanne for several years now and I know that she is very experienced and very capable, and I am sure she will do a brilliant job as editor. Having worked in the veterinary sector for many years she has an extensive professional network and is a keen proponent of evidence-based veterinary medicine.

“Suzanne takes on the role of editor-in-chief at an exciting time for the journals as we develop our publishing and digital strategy with our new publisher Wiley. I would also like to thank Adele Waters for everything she achieved during her time as editor, and her role in driving high quality, relevant and engaging content, and wish her all the best for the future.”