Editorial: 2014 in Review

Excerpt

For the last several years, the number of papers submitted to the Journal has continued to increase steadily, from 740 submissions in 2012, to 822 in 2013, and 940 last year. Of these, less than a third (about 30 %) were ultimately accepted. Having expanded our editorial board and the number of associate editors, JADD continues to produce the highest quality articles despite the increased volume. In addition, the Journal has maintained an efficient turnaround time for the majority of reviews, averaging about 40 days before authors receive a first decision. Given the increased volume of papers the rejection rate, not surprisingly, has also risen. To conserve valuable Journal space, authors are encouraged to use online resources to publish extra supplementary, but still valuable, materials that can reasonably be included in online appendices. …