In January 1940, the Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association was split into two separate publications: the Scientific Edition and the Practical Pharmacy Edition. The underlying basis for the split was the growth of divergent audience needs and interests. The Scientific Edition continued the Journal volume numbering, while the Practical Pharmacy Edition started its volume numbering from one. H.A.B. Dunning and Gustavus A. Pfeiffer provided a $45,000 grant to underwrite the expansion of the Journal. The Scientific Edition was scheduled for the beginning of the month, and the Practical Pharmacy Edition would appear 2 weeks later.⁺¹ Both editions were to be the same size to facilitate “binding storage and interchange of materials.”⁺² The scope of the respective editions was spelled out, with the Scientific Edition restricted to scientific articles, reports, and the pharmaceutical abstracts section. The Practical Pharmacy Edition would contain editorials and all other matters that were deemed to be of interest to the membership. A signed editorial appeared in the first issue of the new editions announcing the plan to send both sections to all members, at least through 1940.