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Previous articleNext article FreeFrom the EditorsJulia Driver and Connie RosatiJulia Driver Search for more articles by this author and Connie Rosati Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code SectionsMoreWe would like to begin our editorial for this year by thanking Associate Editors who have stepped down in the past year and welcoming those who have joined Ethics. Michele Moody-Adams stepped down after many years of superb service to the journal. She painstakingly handled a number of quite onerous editing assignments during her time with us. Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen stepped down after ten years of outstanding service. He has received a large grant to run a center for the experimental-philosophical study of discrimination. We thank them for all they have done for Ethics and wish them great success with their future endeavors.Four new Associate Editors have joined Ethics: Japa Pallikkathayil (University of Pittsburgh), Stephen Finlay (Australia Catholic University), Christian Barry (Australian National University), and Alex Guerrero (Rutgers University). We look forward to working with all of them.Ethics has continued to function smoothly over the past year, thanks to our Managing Editor, Joe Muszynski, and our graduate student editorial assistants, Karolina Wisniewska (University of Arizona), Matthew Vermaire (University of Texas, Austin), and Justin Yee (University of Missouri–St. Louis). The time to completion of initial screenings has risen, unsurprisingly, given the transition to new editors; we expect that the speed of initial screenings will pick up over the next year. The time to final decision has, however, remained at about four to five months (see tables 1–3). When the overall process has taken longer than we aim for, that has largely been due to ongoing difficulties in finding reviewers and/or reviewer completion times.Table 1. Time to Decision as of May 15, 2020, on Submissions in the 2018 and 2019 CohortsStageTotal<1 Mo.1–2 Mos.2–3 Mos.3–4 Mos.4–5 Mos. 5–6 Mos.>6 Mos.2018201920182019201820192018201920182019201820192018201920182019 AcceptedOriginal manuscript accepted as is or with minor revisions0200010100000000Acceptance of 1st resubmission6501311011120000Acceptance of 2nd resubmission7130011030000000Acceptance of 3rd resubmission1000001000000000Acceptance of 4th resubmission0000000000000000RejectedOriginal manuscript rejected without invitation to resubmit4455608435267396527331339211200Original manuscript rejected with invitation to resubmit40463012951111155833101st revision rejected without invitation to resubmit2213617731510112001st revision rejected with invitation to resubmit139106752000010002nd revision rejected without invitation to resubmit20002000000000002nd revision rejected with invitation to resubmit32001210001000003rd revision rejected without invitation to resubmit00000000000000004th revision rejected without invitation to resubmit0000000000000000Total53963897372994246988515016326710Percent100100185.855.566.512.813.89.47.835.01.11.10.20Notes. Each cohort includes all original articles and discussion pieces that were originally submitted in that calendar year. Data include each decision on all manuscripts in the 2018 and 2019 cohorts—in their original form and any subsequent revisions—irrespective of the year in which the decision was reached or the year in which the revised version of the paper was submitted. For this reason, the total number of decisions for each cohort is greater than the total number of submissions in that cohort.View Table ImageTable 2. Current Status of Manuscripts in the 2018 and 2019 CohortsCurrent Status20182019NumberPercentageNumberPercentageAccepted132.781.3Rejected46995.957294.1No final decision (with author)3.6132.1No final decision (under review)1.2122.0Withdrawn3.630.5 Total489100608100View Table ImageTable 3. Invitations to Resubmit for Manuscripts in the 2018 and 2019 CohortsMSS That Received an Invitation to Resubmit20182019Original MS rejected with invitation to resubmit4029MSS resubmitted once before final decision2518MSS resubmitted twice before final decision91MSS resubmitted more than twice before final decision10View Table ImageIt is too early to fully assess the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had, or will have, on the journal, but early indications are that the journal is continuing to run efficiently. We are, of course, deeply grateful to all those who contribute to helping us produce a high-quality journal, especially in these difficult circumstances. We know that our authors and reviewers, as well as our editors and production staff, have many more demands on their time. We are sending everyone our heartfelt wishes for their health and safety during this time. 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