Editorial

The cornerstones of this journal are its associate editors and our reviewers. It is their work that provides this publication with its final content. The Journal of Bridge Engineering is always eager to hear from anyone in the bridge engineering community, in academia or a practicing engineer, who is interested in serving as an associate editor. Please send your resume, curriculum vitae, qualifications, and areas of bridge engineering expertise to me via ASCE. All applications will be considered. A significant expectation of applicants invited to become associate editors is that they must be willing to make the commitment to review and process papers assigned to them in a timely manner. The timely review process of papers is of great significance to the authors who submit their papers to us for review and consideration for publication.

The other cornerstone of the Journal of Bridge Engineering is its reviewers. It is their review of the papers that determines the quality of the final product published. We would like to hear from anyone in the bridge engineering community—academicians or practicing engineers—who is interested and believes that he or she is qualified to be a reviewer. Reviewers are generally asked to review only one paper a year, unless they indicate that they can and are willing to review papers more frequently. As a reviewer of papers in a peer-reviewed journal, you would be expected to provide a review in accordance with the guidelines established by ASCE and the profession, normally within 30 days of receipt of the paper. Please send your résumé, curriculum vitae, qualifications, and areas of bridge engineering expertise to me via ASCE. All applications will be considered.

One of the purposes of this journal is to provide its readers with high-quality papers on current bridge engineering topics and issues. One of the best ways to ensure that we are meeting this need is your input and feedback. Do you believe that there is a need for a special issue or for papers on certain topics? Let me know through ASCE so that we can look into these items.