Mathematics – Logic
Scientific paper
Jan 2004
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Classical and Quantum Gravity, Volume 21, Issue 1, pp. (2004).
Mathematics
Logic
Scientific paper
I am very pleased to be assuming the Editorship of Classical and Quantum Gravity for the next five years. I hope to continue the successful policies that have made this journal well known for its openness to new developments in the field, for the efficiency of its editorial process, and for the quality and importance of its articles.
Classical and Quantum Gravity has truly blossomed under the guidance of its previous Editors-in-Chief, Malcolm MacCallum, Kellogg Stelle, Gary Gibbons and Hermann Nicolai. During the past 12 months, a total of 847 manuscripts have been submitted, representing an increase of nearly 50% over the past four years alone. Beginning in 2000, the frequency of publication was increased from 12 to 24 issues per year. The rate of full-text downloads is now 7200 per month, nearly a three-fold increase over four years. For regular manuscripts, the average time between receipt and first decision now stands at only 59 days, the receipt-to-acceptance time is now only 72 days, and the receipt-to-online publication time is only 116 days. The corresponding times for letters are 36 days, 44 days and 62 days, respectively. Much of the improvement in refereeing and publication times can be directly attributed to the state-of-the art Web-based refereeing system, maintained by the able administration of the IOP editorial team, consisting of Andrew Wray, Joe Tennant, Joanne Rowse and Susannah Bruce. Both the growth in journal size and the decrease in publication times have been accomplished without any decrease in quality. As one objective measure of this, the 'impact factor' index of Classical and Quantum Gravity has risen steadily over the past four years.
Even more significantly, Classical and Quantum Gravity has undergone major intellectual growth since its founding. In 1984, modern string theory was in the process of being born, the subject of 'loop quantum gravity' did not exist at all, 'new inflation' truly was 'new', and the possibility of observing gravitational radiation by laser interferometry was not much more than a dream. Similarly, neither the power of modern desktop computers nor the wealth of present cosmological data was widely anticipated. The subjects of 'classical and quantum gravity' were very different in 1984 from what they are in 2004, but the journal Classical and Quantum Gravity has kept up with the changes and developments (and, in some cases, revolutions) that have occurred in these areas. Much of this openness towards new developments in the field can be attributed to the distinguished Editorial Board of Classical and Quantum Gravity, comprising a very broad mix of leading researchers, many of whom are working at the cutting edge of research in their sub-fields.
My goal during the next five years is to maintain the open and forward-looking approach that has been characteristic of Classical and Quantum Gravity, while at the same time ensuring that the highest intellectual standards are applied to all work published by the journal.
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