Journal of Aerospace Information Systems Year-End Review

Abstract

T HE Journal of Aerospace Information Systems completed the year 2014 with a strong performance with nearly 145 submissions, with an average number of days from submission to first decision of 65 days and 30 days of average turnaround time for reviewers. In addition to publishing regular submissions, we also created two special issues: “Special Issue on Aerospace andMechanical Applications of Reinforcement Learning and Adaptive Learning-Based Control” (Guest Editors J. P. How, G. Chowdhary, and T. Walsh) and “Special Issue on Software Challenges in Aerospace” (Guest Editors M. Davies and L. Long). Several additional special issues are under development in the fields of uncertainty quantification, human–automation interaction, artificial intelligence in robotics, and optimal decision making in aerospace systems. In the coming year, wewill pursue additional special issues and invite qualified members of the community to suggest topics. Wewill also invite authors of papers from related AIAA conferences to expand their manuscripts for consideration by the journal. The JAIS is fortunate to have the dedicated and timely support of its Associate Editors and Editorial Staff. I am pleased to announce the reappointment of the following team as Associate Editors: Ella M. Atkins, University of Michigan; Arindam Banerjee, University of Minnesota; GuillaumeP.Brat, NASAAmesResearchCenter; JonathanHow,Massachusetts Institute of Technology; EytanModiano,Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We are also very pleased to welcome Dr. Misty Davies (NASA Ames Research Center) as a new Associate Editor. We thank Dr. Silvia Ferrari for her contributions as Associate Editor of the JAIS and regret that she is leaving the Editorial Board. I would also like to thank Cheryl Shanks and Teresa York for their excellent editorial support. Their rapid response to questions from authors and editors alike has brought the journal to a new level of efficiency. In addition, I would like to thankVigorYang, Vice President of Publications; Heather Brennan, Director of Publications; Craig Byl,Manager for Editorial and Production; andMihai Valenu,Applications Specialist. The Editorial Advisory Board consists of luminaries in the field, and I am honored to servewith such an illustrious group: Stephen Boyd, Stanford University; Fu-Kuo Chang, Stanford University; Eric Feron, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kalmanje Krishna Kumar, NASA; Jiawei Han, University of Illinois; R. John Hansman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Paul D. Nielsen, Software Engineering Institute; Amy Pritchett, Georgia Institute of Technology; and John Tracy, The Boeing Company. I would like to recognize the outstanding contributions of the reviewers for the journal. The short average turnaround time for the reviewers shows their willingness to place the journal at a high priority as part of their professional service. The authors, editorial board, and I are very grateful for the high-quality and thorough evaluations.