Abstract
In the August 2015 issue of Earthquake Spectra, I described the journal's publication queue time problem. At that time, the queue, defined as the elapsed time between when a manuscript is accepted and when it appears in the printed journal, was as long as 20 months (approximately 6–7 issue cycles). This was damaging to the journal for reasons given in my earlier editorial. As this problem came into focus in 2013–2014, I worked with EERI's previous Executive Director Jay Berger and the Board of Directors to formulate a solution strategy that entailed publication of issues with significantly more papers (about 30) than our historical norms (about 15–20) during the 2015 and 2016 publication years. I am pleased to report that the strategy worked: Since the February 2017 issue, our accepted paper backlog is substantially reduced, such that in the 2017 publication year, papers are being published within approximately one to two issues cycles (3–6 months) following acceptance. As explained in my August 2015 edit...
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