Editors’ Note

We were pleased to hear that a longstanding author to Beiträge had received the Tobacco Science Research ConferenceLifetime Achievement Award in 2012 - Dr Serban C. Moldoveanu. Dr Moldoveanu has published 21 papers in our journal. In 14 of these, he was the first author. The first article ofDr Moldoveanu was published in Beiträge in April 2000, the most recent will appear in this issue of Beiträge. We congratulate Dr SerbanModoveanu on being awarded the Tobacco Science Research Conference LifetimeAchievement Award in 2012. We as editors of BeiträgezurTabakforschung International are also a little proud that hehas chosen our Journal for publishing a major part of this tobacco-related work in his successful career. Please also readthe laudation by Dr Anthony R. Gerardi on pages 496 to 497.