Moving on and Moving Upward: Final Reflections and Farewell

• Published date: 01 March 2016
• Author: Andrea D. Ellinger
• Date: 01 March 2016
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.21250

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT QUARTERLY, vol. 27, no. 1, Spring 2016 © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com) • DOI: 10.1002/hrdq.21250 9

Moving on and Moving Upward:

Final Reflections and Farewell

Andrea D. Ellinger

Editing a journal can be a challenging, demanding, and time-intensive

endeavor that requires dedication and sustained commitment over a signifi-

cant period of time. My commitment to Human Resource Development Quar-

terly ( HRDQ ) began in 1998 when I became a reviewer for the journal. Next,

I served as a two-term editorial board member, and was then appointed

associate editor in 2009. On January 1, 2013, I assumed to role of editor. I

value professionalism, integrity, personal responsibility, hard work, and being

responsive and accessible and have done my best to diligently serve in this

capacity with these core values reflected throughout my term. My appoint-

ment concludes on January 1, 2016, so I will officially “move on,” and I will

be delighted to see HRDQ “move upward” in terms of its impact and rankings

with the very capable and competent leadership of the new incoming trio of

co-editors, Drs. Valerie Anderson, Kim F. Nimon, and Jon M. Werner, and

their respective editorial team colleagues: Drs. Travor Brown, Claire Gubbins,

Thomas Reio, Maura Sheehan, and Seung Won Yoon.

My initial editorial in Volume 24(3), “It Takes A Global Community of

Scholars to Sustain a Journal” (2013) articulated a number of transitions that

required a reenvisioning of the infrastructure in support of HRDQ ’s opera-

tions. In consultation with other editorial colleagues, a multi–associate edi-

tor platform was deemed to be the optimal configuration for HRDQ given

significant increases in the volume of submissions. For example, in 2009, the

journal received 87 new and revised submissions. With the journal ’ s induc-

tion into Thomson Reuter ’ s SSCI/ISI indexing in 2010, the submissions began

to increase to 129 in 2010, 161 in 2011, 209 in 2012, 255 in 2013, 241 in

2014, and over 215 with one month remaining until the end of 2015. To

ensure timely processing of manuscripts from submission to final decision,

developmentally consolidated feedback, and high-quality content for the jour-

nal across its four annual issues, five esteemed colleagues were identified to

serve as associate editors for HRDQ : Drs. Valerie Anderson, Claire Gubbins,

Kim F. Nimon, Maura Sheehan, and Jon M. Werner, along with our manag-

ing editor, Mary Lynn Lunn, who has been the gracious presence and point

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