ASHRAE Journal - June 2020 - 4

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Mark S. Owen
EDITORIAL
Editor
Sarah Foster
sfoster@ashrae.org
Managing Editor
Mary Kate McGowan
mmcgowan@ashrae.org
Assistant Managing Editor
Jeri Alger
jalger@ashrae.org
Associate Editor
Rebecca Matyasovski
rmatyasovski@ashrae.org
Associate Editor
Tani Palefski
tpalefski@ashrae.org
Associate Editor
Courtney Payne
cpayne@ashrae.org
Contributing Editor, Europe & Middle East
W. Stephen Comstock
PUBLISHING SERVICES
Publishing Services Manager
David Soltis
Production
Jayne Jackson
ADVERTISING
Associate Publisher,
ASHRAE Media Advertising
Greg Martin
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Senior Coordinator-Advertising
Production and Operations
Vanessa Johnson
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Coordinator-Circulation Development
Austin Brafford
abrafford@ashrae.org
ASHRAE OFFICERS
President
Darryl K. Boyce, P.Eng.
President-Elect
Charles E. Gulledge III, P.E.
Treasurer
Michael Schwedler, P.E.
Vice Presidents
K. William Dean, P.Eng.
Malcolm Dennis Knight, P.E.
William F. McQuade, P.E.
Farooq Mehboob, P.E.
Secretary & Executive Vice President
Jeff H. Littleton
POLICY GROUP
2019 - 20 Chair
Publications Committee
Chee Sheng Ow, Ph.D., P.E.
Washington Ofﬁce
washdc@ashrae.org

Your ASHRAE Journal

It's been an interesting time to become the editor of
ASHRAE Journal. As of this writing, half my time as the
editor has been during a pandemic. I am in awe of the
amazing authors and peer reviewers who have kept
contributing their time and expertise during this difﬁcult period.
ASHRAE Journal couldn't exist without its volunteers. An important component of the magazine's content is its peer review process.
Respected experts (peers) evaluate each article and column and provide
feedback to authors that is used to improve the article and ensure the
material is technically accurate. Often, the technical features go through
a second round to see if the requested revisions solved any problems
found in the ﬁrst round of review.
Not all articles pass review. However, we have found that authors who
persist in submitting articles to ASHRAE Journal learn a lot from the peer
review process, and their articles often pass review on their next submission. Some authors enter the process by being a peer reviewer ﬁrst.
They have told us that experience helped them better understand how
to write a credible paper with all the necessary elements for an ASHRAE
Journal article.
Our reviewers are drawn from all the technical aspects of ASHRAE
including TCs and PCs. If you are interested in joining a technical committee, visit ashrae.org/tcs. Visit ashrae.org/pcmemberapp to apply to
a standards project committee. If you wish to write for ASHRAE Journal,
you can ﬁnd the guidelines at https://ashraejournal.submittable.com/
submit.
ASHRAE Journal articles frequently refer to ofﬁcial ASHRAE guidance
contained in ASHRAE standards and guidelines, position papers and
ASHRAE Handbook. In some cases that guidance is contained on ASHRAE's
website, as with the recommendations of ASHRAE's Epidemic Task Force
at ashrae.org/covid19. However, ASHRAE Journal articles and columns are
not synonymous with ASHRAE ofﬁcial guidance. While every effort is
made to ensure technical accuracy, ASHRAE does not necessarily agree
with any author statements or opinions. The authors may provide suggestions that go beyond such guidance or discuss innovations not yet
covered in other places.
A great way to ask questions about articles is to send a letter to the editor. We publish these with permission from the letter writer, and they
are answered by the author. Send letters to me at sfoster@ashrae.org.
This is your ASHRAE Journal. Let me know what you'd like to see in it.
Sarah Foster, ASHRAE Journal Editor

Mission Statement: ASHRAE Journal reviews current HVAC&R technology of broad interest through publication of applicationoriented articles. ASHRAE Journal's editorial content ranges from back-to-basics features to reviews of emerging technologies,
covering the entire spectrum of professional interest from design and construction practices to commissioning and the service life
of HVAC&R environmental systems.

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