Special Supplement Issue
EPA's Particulate Matter Supersites Program:
An Integrated Synthesis of Scientific Findings and Policy- and Health-Relevant Insights
Guest Editors: Paul A. Solomon, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, and Philip K. Hopke, Clarkson University
Click here to read the special supplement issue online or click here for the free introduction.
Thanks for Your Support
The beginning of a new year is both a
time for looking forward and for reflecting on past
accomplishments. Each year in this space we offer our
heartfelt thanks to the hundreds of volunteer peer
reviewers who help ensure the quality and integrity of the
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. We
simply could not be successful in our jobs as editors
without their continued dedication and commitment to the
scientific community. And so in keeping with the Journal’s
longstanding tradition, this issue is dedicated to the
hundreds of qualified professionals who help us decide which
manuscripts to publish each year. A list of the reviewers
who contributed to the Journal in 2008 begins on page
114 of the January issue. We thank all of you who have
donated your time and effort to this cause, and we look
forward to adding to this list next year. (Anyone wishing to
join this esteemed group of volunteer reviewers should
contact us directly.)
In addition to the critical efforts of our
peer-reviewers, we are fortunate to be able to rely upon an
eminently qualified and dedicated crew of Associate Editors.
The Associate Editors play a crucial role in the day-to-day
operations of the Journal. Their breadth of expertise
gives us more complete coverage in the science of air and
waste management, and brings new diligence to the manuscript
review and selection process. The Associate Editors are also
key representatives of the Journal in their countries
and disciplines, seeking out new topics of interest and
potential special issues. The Journal’s Associate
Editors are listed at the front of each month’s issue.
It’s worth noting that, with the help of our reviewers
and editors, over the past year, we published 137 technical
papers on a range of interesting research topics, including
the 2008 Critical Review on “Prospects for Future Climate
Change and the Reasons for Early Action” by Michael C.
MacCracken, which represents a continued increase in concern
for the climate issue and its potential influence on air
quality. In addition, we published four special, dedicated
issues of the Journal in 2008, including two covering
EPA’s Supersites program (February and December), one on
landfill gas modeling (May), and one on agricultural air
quality (September).
Now, as we look forward to the coming year, there are
some exciting opportunities and challenges ahead. One issue
we’ll be tackling in the near future is Open Access, the
growing movement toward making research articles freely
available online. While most of us in the research and
academic community agree in principle with the concept, we
need to take into account the publishing entity’s (A&WMA, in
this case) budgetary needs. We are confident there is a
middle ground somewhere in there and that we will have some
news on the Open Access front next year. If you have
thoughts on this issue, we’d appreciate hearing your
perspective.
Tim Keener
George Hidy
Technical Editor-in-Chief
Co-Editor
Journal Editors:
Tim Keener
George Hidy
Technical Editor-in-Chief
Co-Editor
Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Envair/Aerochem
University of Cincinnati
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