PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
November 2015
835
ASPRS
NEWS
Publisher
Dr. Michael Hauck,
Editor
Russell G. Congalton,
Technical Editor
Michael S. Renslow,
Assistant Editor
Jie Shan,
Assistant Director — Publications
Rae Kelley,
Electronic Publications Manager/
Graphic Artist
Matthew Austin,
Manuscript Coordinator
Jeanie Congalton,
Circulation Manager
Priscilla Weeks,
Advertising Sales Representative
Sheldon Piepenburg,
Contributing Editors
Grids & Datums Column
Clifford J. Mugnier,
Book Reviews
Melissa Rura,
Mapping Matters Column
Qassim Abdullah,
Behind the Scenes
Jim Peters,
Website
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PE&RS
Seeks New Editor-in-Chief
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF—
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC
ENGINEERING & REMOTE SENSING
T
he American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote
Sensing (ASPRS) is in search of an Editor-In-Chief for
Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing (PE&RS).
PE&RS
,
the ASPRS journal, is one of the world’s leading
periodicals dealing with geospatial information science and
engineering.
The Editor-In-Chief is responsible for obtaining peer reviews of approximately 125 manuscripts
per year and for making decisions regarding acceptance or rejection of papers submitted for
possible publication. This involves selecting, and communicating with, three reviewers per man-
uscript. The Editor-In-Chief works with the
PE&RS
Technical Editor to establish guidelines for
manuscript submission and formatting of accepted papers. The Editor-In-Chief also:
•
maintains and updates the online manuscript review form/website,
•
maintains records on all manuscripts submitted for peer review,
•
maintains records on all reviewers,
•
communicates with authors regarding progress of reviews and decisions on papers,
•
works with guest editors on special issues of
PE&RS
,
•
serves as chair of the ASPRS Journal Policy Committee, and
•
interacts with organizations managing citation indexes.
The Editor-In-Chief provides an important service to ASPRS and the geospatial community
that typically involves 12-20 hours of work per week. ASPRS provides an annual stipend to the
Editor-In-Chief and financial support to a part-time editorial assistant, and covers other out-of-
pocket costs.
QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum qualifications for the Editor-In-Chief include:
•
an earned doctorate degree and at least 10 years of professional experience in an
appropriate area of geospatial information science (photogrammetry, remote sensing,
GIS, laserscanning, georeferencing, UAS technology, etc.) and broad familiarity with
the overall scope of geospatial science and experts in the various fields,
•
a record of peer-reviewed published research,
•
familiarity with PE&RS,
•
high level of English fluency, and
•
active membership in ASPRS.
Previous experience with reviewing and/or editing peer-reviewed publications is preferred,
but not compulsory.
TO APPLY:
Applicantsmust submit a letter of application, a resume, and the names and contact information
for 3 professional references. Materials may be submitted electronically as attachments in
email directed to: Michael Hauck, Executive Director, ASPRS
). Review of
applicants will begin on November 30, 2015.
