There was a change in Editor on July 1, 2011 from Daniel E. O'Leary to Alexander Kogan. There was no available report from the previous year.
I have been conducting the review process in the following manner. For each paper, I assign one of the five Associate Editors, based on their area of expertise. In those cases where my area of expertise is closer to the topic of the manuscript, I handle the manuscript in the role of the Associate Editor (as well as in the role of the Editor). The Associate Editor assigns at least two reviewers. All the reviews received are used by the Associate Editor to determine her or his recommendation, which is always done on the basis of at least two completed reviews. I make the final decision on the disposition of the paper based on the recommendation of the Associate Editor and the arguments in...