Journal of Aerospace Information Systems 2015 Year-End Review

T HE Journal of Aerospace Information Systems (JAIS) recorded strong performance again in 2015. In the period from1October 2014 through 30 September 2015, a total of 170 original and revised manuscripts were received. During that same period, the average time from submission of amanuscript to the first decision was threemonths, and the average time from submission to a final decision was sevenmonths.We published three Special Sections in 2015 covering a diverse set of topics including Uncertainty Quantification, edited by L. Crespo and S. P. Kenny; Aerospace Human–Automation Interaction, edited by K. M. Feigh and M. M. van Passen; and Optimal Decision Making in Aerospace Systems, edited by M. Kochenderfer. We continue to pursue Special Issues in areas within the scope of JAIS to highlight emerging topics in the areas of aerospace information systems. JAIS is fortunate to have the dedicated and timely support of its Associate Editors and Editorial Staff. I am pleased to announce the reappointment of the following team as Associate Editors: Ella M. Atkins, University of Michigan; Arindam Banerjee, University of Minnesota; Guillaume P. Brat, NASA Ames Research Center; Misty Davies, NASA Ames Research Center; Jonathan How, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; and EytanModiano,Massachusetts Institute of Technology.We are also fortunate to have added Karen Feigh fromGeorgia Institute of Technology and Mykel Kochenderfer from Stanford University as Associate Editors for JAIS. It is a pleasure toworkwith a broad team of top researchers on this journal alongwith a highly effective editorial staff. Cheryl Shanks andTeresa York have provided timely and consistent editorial support for the journal and continue to contribute to its success. In addition, I’d like to thank Frank Lu, Vice President of Publications; Heather Brennan, Director of Publications; and Craig Byl, Manager for Editorial and Production. The Editorial Advisory Board is composed of the following outstanding individuals in their respective fields: Stephen Boyd, Stanford University; FuKuo Chang, Stanford University; Eric Feron, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kalmanje Krishna Kumar, NASA; Jiawei Han, University of Illinois; R. John Hansman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Paul D. Nielsen, Software Engineering Institute; Amy Pritchett, Georgia Institute of Technology; and John Tracy, The Boeing Company. As a new journal in an emerging field, we continue to rely on the community to submit high-quality research papers and the reviewers for their timely submission of detailed reviews of the papers. We are interested in highlighting special topics in aerospace information systems and welcome suggestions for topics.