Farewell Note from the Editor

When the ink on this note dries, my tenure as editor of the Journal of Scholarly Publishing (JSP) draws to a close. It has been a long and satisfying run—fifty-two issues spanning thirteen uninterrupted years from late 2002 to 2016—though my connection to JSP—as reader and fan—started well before 2002. During my early career in scholarly publishing, the articles in JSP were instrumental in helping me navigate the waters of an industry undergoing profound change. The journal taught me to appreciate the complexity—and the importance—of the hard work involved in the daily business of producing scholarly work. I can only hope that during my tenure my respect for the scholarly community was obvious by the content as well as by the selection of contributors and the full cast of participants responsible for making this journal a success. There have been many enjoyable aspects of being the editor, but for me it was the camaraderie that made the journey most worthwhile. These feelings of affection extend to my colleagues at the University of Toronto Press, the publisher of JSP, to the active members of the Editorial Advisory Board, and to the contributors, several of whom I have been in contact with for the entire thirteen years of my tenure. To all of you I say: please accept my genuine and personal thanks for being such smart, trustworthy, and interesting professional companions. And to the new co-editors of JSP, Robert Brown and Alex Holzman, I wish you every success as you begin a new chapter for the journal. I am confident the JSP readership is in capable hands and that you will enjoy the role you have taken on. Forty-two years after I started my career in scholarly publishing, I can say our business is still undergoing profound flux and that platforms such as JSP are needed more than ever to navigate these waters of change.