Editorial

Abstract

2009 is off to an exciting start for JPVT. The Publication Committee granted a permanent annual page increase from 800 to 900 pages to JPVT. Beginning in 2009 JPVT will be published six times per year; February, April, June, August, October and December. These changes in combination with the e-first publishing program will significantly shorten the time between paper submission and paper publication. As you may recall e-first publishing is based on first in, first out (FIFO). The objective is to streamline the publishing process and shorten the time to publication. As soon as any corrections to the publisher's proof are received, made, and signed-off on by ASME the paper will be published on-line in the next available issue of JPVT. An issue will close when its page budget or scheduled closing date is reached. When an issue closes a new issue is immediately opened so that the publication process is continuous. After an issue closes the print version will be created and distributed as usual. Papers will first be published on-line and then in print; so traditional pagination will be replaced with six-digit citation identifiers (CIDs). The first two digits of the CID indicate the issue number. The middle two digits indicate the article type and/or subject area. The last two digits are assigned according to publication order, within that issue and section. CIDs allow articles to be fully citable as soon as they are published online and after appearing in print, retain the same citation information.