Introduction

摘要

With this issue, I am truly honored to assume the challenging duties of the ninth editor of the journal as it enters its 40th year of publication. I am pleased to announce that Robert Haining is returning, joining Stewart Fotheringham and Mei-Po Kwan as an associate editor. The leadership of the eight preceding editors, from Leslie King to Alan Murray, together with their editorial boards and cadre of reviewers, has established and maintained a stellar interdisciplinary reputation of quality for the journal, one of only a handful of journals across all disciplines to earn a 2008 WU-Wien journal ranking of A+. In addition, because a journal is only as good as the caliber of its submissions, coupled with the standards of peer review to which these submissions are subjected, members of the analytical geography community deserve many thanks for contributing to the long-run success of the journal; the continued commitment of this community of scholars is essential to the ongoing success of Geographical Analysis.