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Steven Z George, My View of PTJ: 10 Months Later…, Physical Therapy, Volume 104, Issue 10, October 2024, pzae150, https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzae150
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Ten months into my term as editor-in-chief (EIC) at PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal, I owe an update to our constant readers and authors. In short, progress is being made, and I want to highlight areas where changes have been implemented so far. All of the changes are meant to be aligned with improving PTJ’s ability to efficiently review papers and make timely decisions on their suitability for publication.
Change in Editorial Board Structure
There are different ways to structure an editorial board. Historically, PTJ has had editorial board members, a deputy editor or editors, and an EIC. During the previous EIC’s term, associate editors were added for specific areas, such as clinical practice guidelines and social media. This was effective, so I have added more associate editors to support the journal in other areas. The initial group of associate editors appointed with the charge of assisting with operations and strategy are Jason Beneciuk, PT, PhD; Gregory Hicks, PT, PhD, FAPTA; Dawn Magnusson, PT, PhD; Lori Quinn, PT, EdD; and Danny Young, PT, PhD. These editors have been very helpful already in troubleshooting and problem solving for the benefit of PTJ. They are also actively working on resources that will support our goal of providing high-quality reviews. Finally, the associate editors are decision editors, meaning that they can make final calls on manuscripts. A driving reason for increasing the number of decision editors is to improve our review-to-decision times.
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