Report of the Journal Editor

Joseph T. DiPiro

doi:10.5688/aj7404S1

May 1, 2010

This report is a compilation of activity and statistics for the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education for 2009 (Volume 73). The Journal is published in electronic format at www.ajpe.org. A print edition of the entire volume also was produced and sent to all AACP member institutions and paid subscribers. Eight issues were published in 2008, an increase from 6 issues the previous year. Ten issues will be published in 2010.

One hundred eleven peer-reviewed manuscripts were published in Volume 73, along with a large number of Viewpoints, Addresses, Reports, Book Reviews, and other material (Table 1). Two hundred thirty-two manuscripts were submitted to the Journal, similar to the previous year's total. Of these, 50% were accepted for publication. Over 300 individuals served as manuscript and book reviewers in 2009. Two supplements were published in 2009, one on interprofessional education and the other on papers from the AACP Curricular Change Summit.

Table 1.

Journal Activity in 2009 (Volume 73)

In 2009 there were approximately 22,000 unique viewers per month to the Journal Web site. The international visibility of the Journal has continued to increase. After the United States, the countries with the most Journal readers in 2009 were India, Great Britain, China, Canada, and Australia. Sixteen international manuscripts were published in 2009, with authors from 10 countries outside the United States and Canada — many more than in previous years. Typically, before 2008, from 3 to 8 articles were published each year by international authors.

Five Editorial Board members were appointed in 2009 for 3-year terms: Harold Kirschenbaum (LIU), Amy Seybert (Pittsburgh), Zubin Austin (Toronto), Frank Romanelli (Kentucky), and Monica Holiday-Goodman (Toledo). Patrick Davis (Texas), Sudip Das (Butler), Gary Delander (Oregon), and JoLaine Draugalis (Oklahoma) were reappointed to the Board for 3-year terms.

Each year the best paper published in the Journal is recognized with the Rufus A. Lyman Award. Rufus A. Lyman was the first Editor of the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. Papers are selected based on utility and significance to pharmacy education, originality, research methodology, and writing style. The Lyman Award Committee, which is appointed by the President and chaired by the Editor, selected the top paper. From volume 73, thirty-one papers were nominated for the Lyman Award and the award-winning paper was “An Enhanced Community Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Model to Improve Patient Care” by Rosemin Kassam, PharmD, and Mona Kwong, MSc, BSc Pharm, at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of British Columbia.

The Editor is indebted to the Associate Editors Gayle Brazeau, Jack Fincham, and Claire Anderson, Senior Assistant Editor Karen Shipp, Assistant Editor Pam Hodnet, Editorial Board Members, manuscript and book reviewers, and the AACP Board of Directors and staff for their continued efforts and support. The success of the Journal is dependent on the diligent and dedicated efforts of these individuals.