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From the Editor In July of this year I began my tenure as ed­ shepherding Land Economics in recent times. itor of Land Economics, taking over from Likewise, I do not expect to make major Dan Bromley after his more than 40 years of changes in editorial policy. Instead, my early leading the journal. I am excited by this op­ emphasis will be on increasing the journal’s portunity and grateful to inherit the legacy of visibility, circulation, and overall impact— nearly a century of scholarship. tasks for which I will call on current authors, Transitions are a time for looking back readers, and reviewers for assistance and sug­ and looking ahead. To begin I would like to gestions. thank Dan for his long and dedicated service I have shared elsewhere my views on ef­ to the journal. In their 1974 letter announc­ fective scholarly communication (Phaneuf ing the last editorial transition, Dan and his 2011), and my general views of the current coeditor, Charles Cicchetti, wrote that Land research needs of the field (Phaneuf and Economics is “a scholarly journal devoted to Requate 2016), and so will not repeat them land. . . . We especially seek to publish arti­ in detail here. I will note, however, that a cles which either address the determinants decade of editing at JEEM and JAERE has and consequences of economic activity on the taught me that while an editor can never hope value and use of land, or the contribution of to please everyone all the time, he or she can natural and environmental resources to eco­ seek to foster communication that is clear and nomic activity.” This sentiment was expressed respectful, so that there is agreement on the around the time of the birth of environmental legitimacy of the publication process, even if economics as a distinct field. It is noteworthy parties disagree on the outcome. I encourage because their letter foreshadowed the evolu­ all journal participants to strive for this ideal. I look forward to serving the profession as tion of Land Economics into its current form, the new editor of Land Economics. Please feel reaffirming its historical emphasis on place ­ free to contact me with any thoughts, com­ based institutional detail and real­ world em­ ments, or questions. pirics, while broadening its topical coverage to serve the needs of the growing field of envi ­ Daniel J. Phaneuf ronmental economics. Thanks to Dan’s vision Madison, Wisconsin and leadership, Land Economics today is a vi­ brant outlet for scholarly communication on a wide range of environmental and resource References economics topics. Bromely, Daniel W., and Charles Cicchetti. 1974. As I begin my term, my goal is to maintain “An Open Letter from the New Editors.” Land the journal’s emphasis on empirical and pol­ Economics 50 (4): iii. icy­ relevant research in the field, while con ­ Phaneuf, Daniel J. 2011. “Editorial.” Journal of tinuing to expand its readership and author Environmental Economics and Management 62 community to include broader swaths of re­ (1): vii–viii. searchers in the profession. I do not anticipate Phaneuf, Daniel J., and Till Requate. 2016. “Final major changes in how the journal is run; I am Thoughts.” In A Course in Environmental Eco- fortunate to have inherited a capable and ded­ nomics: Theory, Policy, and Practice, Ch. 22. icated team that has done an excellent job of Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Land Economics University of Wisconsin Press

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Land Economics , Volume 94 (3) – Jul 12, 2018

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In July of this year I began my tenure as ed­ shepherding Land Economics in recent times. itor of Land Economics, taking over from Likewise, I do not expect to make major Dan Bromley after his more than 40 years of changes in editorial policy. Instead, my early leading the journal. I am excited by this op­ emphasis will be on increasing the journal’s portunity and grateful to inherit the legacy of visibility, circulation, and overall impact— nearly a century of scholarship. tasks for which I will call on current authors, Transitions are a time for looking back readers, and reviewers for assistance and sug­ and looking ahead. To begin I would like to gestions. thank Dan for his long and dedicated service I have shared elsewhere my views on ef­ to the journal. In their 1974 letter announc­ fective scholarly communication (Phaneuf ing the last editorial transition, Dan and his 2011), and my general views of the current coeditor, Charles Cicchetti, wrote that Land research needs of the field (Phaneuf and Economics is “a scholarly journal devoted to Requate 2016), and so will not repeat them land. . . . We especially seek to publish arti­ in detail here. I will note, however, that a cles which either address the determinants decade of editing at JEEM and JAERE has and consequences of economic activity on the taught me that while an editor can never hope value and use of land, or the contribution of to please everyone all the time, he or she can natural and environmental resources to eco­ seek to foster communication that is clear and nomic activity.” This sentiment was expressed respectful, so that there is agreement on the around the time of the birth of environmental legitimacy of the publication process, even if economics as a distinct field. It is noteworthy parties disagree on the outcome. I encourage because their letter foreshadowed the evolu­ all journal participants to strive for this ideal. I look forward to serving the profession as tion of Land Economics into its current form, the new editor of Land Economics. Please feel reaffirming its historical emphasis on place ­ free to contact me with any thoughts, com­ based institutional detail and real­ world em­ ments, or questions. pirics, while broadening its topical coverage to serve the needs of the growing field of envi ­ Daniel J. Phaneuf ronmental economics. Thanks to Dan’s vision Madison, Wisconsin and leadership, Land Economics today is a vi­ brant outlet for scholarly communication on a wide range of environmental and resource References economics topics. Bromely, Daniel W., and Charles Cicchetti. 1974. As I begin my term, my goal is to maintain “An Open Letter from the New Editors.” Land the journal’s emphasis on empirical and pol­ Economics 50 (4): iii. icy­ relevant research in the field, while con ­ Phaneuf, Daniel J. 2011. “Editorial.” Journal of tinuing to expand its readership and author Environmental Economics and Management 62 community to include broader swaths of re­ (1): vii–viii. searchers in the profession. I do not anticipate Phaneuf, Daniel J., and Till Requate. 2016. “Final major changes in how the journal is run; I am Thoughts.” In A Course in Environmental Eco- fortunate to have inherited a capable and ded­ nomics: Theory, Policy, and Practice, Ch. 22. icated team that has done an excellent job of Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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