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There is changing of the guard for this journal.
With the start of 2008,
after twenty three years and twenty three volumes, I am stepping down as the
Editor-in-Chief of Information Processing & Management.
First and foremost, I wish to thank the authors, reviewers and Editorial Board
members for their contribution to this journal.
In 1985 (volume 21), when
I assumed the editorship from Prof. Bernard Fry of Indiana University (he was
the Editor-in-Chief for the preceding twenty years) we published 552 pages,
with 34 articles from 57 authors residing in 13 countries; we had 62 book reviews
as well. In 2007 (volume 43) we published 1834 pages with 112 articles from
273 authors residing in 26 countries; we had 22 book reviews as well. The growth
of the journal is a reflection of the growth of the subjects we cover - information
science in general and information retrieval and related areas in particular.
The international spread of authors and reviewers is also a sign of a global
interest in these areas.
The new Editor-in-Chief
is Prof. Fabio Crestani of University of Lugano, Switzerland. A well recognized
scholar, he will lead the journal in the rapidly evolving and exciting future
of the areas we cover. Please provide him and the journal your continuing support.
He can be reached at ipm at unisi dot ch
Information for authors and reviewers can be found at http://ees.elsevier.com/ipm/
Tefko Saracevic