Rebooted: AJP version 2.014

摘要

In my first editorial as Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Pathology (AJP) in January 2013, I introduced new editorial leadership and made a commitment to work tirelessly to once again make AJP the preeminent investigative pathology journal. The year has flown by quickly, and significant progress has been made - a reboot of sorts -to recapture the spirit of discovery and excitement that has characterized AJP throughout its long existence. AJP leadership and staff made a major effort in 2013 to evaluate and improve upon our standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure that authors and their submissions were treated professionally and expeditiously. AJP hired additional staff and realigned responsibilities to more efficiently shepherd manuscripts through the review process. A more vigilant approach to tardy reviewers and an emphasis on fair, but rapid, assessment of reviewers' comments by Associate Editors and the Editor-in-Chief led to a dramatic decrease in turnaround times for all categories of articles.