The author reflects on the relationship between the journal "Hormone Research in Paediatrics" and the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE). He notes that while ESPE member Jurg Girard served as editor-in-chief of "Hormone Research" from 1976, the two had not been formally linked. He discusses a decision by Karger Publishers to make "Hormone Research" the official journal of the ESPE and how the journal has changed over the years.