Welcome to Issue 4 Volume 1 of The Python Papers. This marks our 4th year in business. It is my pleasure to announce 4 improvements made to The Python Papers Anthology.
Firstly, we had created a class of editorial members in our team β the Editorial Reviewers (ER). This is in addition to the existing Editors- in-Chief (EIC) and Associate Editors (AE). In the words of our revised editorial policy, βER is a tier of editors deemed to have in-depth expertise knowledge in specialized areas. As members of the editorial board, ERs are accorded editorial status but are generally not involved in the strategic and routine operations of the periodicals although their expert opinions may be sought at the discretion of EIC.β To this aspect, we are glad to have Jacob Kaplan-Moss (President, Django Software Foundation; Partner, Revolution Systems, LLC; Co-BDFL, Django) as our first ER. Welcome aboard. Secondly, we had adopted a fast publication scheme. In the past, accepted manuscripts will only be published on the release date in the month of April, August and December each year. With the use of Open Journal System, we are able to publish manuscripts as they are being accepted. This means that the release date in the month of April, August and December is now effectively our closing date for the issue. For example, manuscripts accepted after April 2009 will be routed to immediate publication in Volume 4 Issue 2. This is to being information faster to our readers, rather than waiting for a few months. Thirdly, we announce a set of manuscript templates for our authors and contributors for their manuscript preparation. As such, we had revamped our website (http://www.pythonpapers.org) to reflect these changes. Lastly, we are glad to announce the launch of our 2nd publication under The Python Papers Anthology β The Python Papers Source Codes (ISSN 1836-621X). TPPSC, for short, is a collection of software and source codes, usually associated with papers published in The Python Papers and The Python Papers Monograph. These codes are refereed for originality, accuracy, completeness, and lasting value. TPPSC will act as a developers codebook of high-quality, peer-reviewed codes. TPPSC is an annual publication using the same fast publication scheme. We thank all our readers and contributors for their continued support. Happy reading. Maurice Ling Co-EIC, TPPA -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
