News from Limnology and Oceanography: Methods

Abstract

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods made great strides in its first year of publishing with our partners at Wiley. The number of articles and pages published both increased in 2015. We have been working hard to improve our manuscript handling, particularly the time to a first decision and total time to publication. The time to first decision decreased by 23 d, and the total time to publication by a full 53 d! We have not sacrificed the journal's high standards, however. The journal's impact continues to increase, with substantial gains in H-index and rank compared to other limnology and oceanography journals. L&O:Methods continues to evolve with the development of new subject areas. We actively encourage submissions in emerging fields, and endeavor to maintain the ability to handle manuscripts covering new and traditional topics. Much of the credit for a successful journal goes to the Associate Editors, whose detailed knowledge of their fields of expertise is critically important to obtaining fair and helpful reviews. Unfortunately, we can't hold on to Associate Editors forever! In the past year, several Associate Editors have resigned to take up new opportunities. I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation for the dedicated, hard work of former Associate Editors Elizabeth Minor, Karen Casciotti, Todd Kana, and Claudia Benitez-Nelson, all of whom wrapped up their last manuscripts in 2015 or are finishing them up right now. Dr. Gordon Holtgrieve University of Washington Dr. Tammi Richardson University of South Carolina Dr. Malinda Sutor Louisiana State University Dr. Krista Longnecker Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Dr. Xiao Hua Wang University New South Wales Dr. David Suggett University of Technology, Sydney Dr. Craig Lee University of Washington Dr. Lee is a physical oceanographer specializing in observations and instrument development. His primary scientific interests include: upper ocean dynamics, especially mesoscale and submesocale fronts and eddies; interactions between biology, biogeochemistry and ocean physics; and high-latitude oceanography. An important component of this work involves identifying advances that could be achieved through novel measurements and developing new instruments to meet these needs. Paul Kemp, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu HI 96822; lomethods-editor@aslo.org