Editorial  |   November 2014
State of the Journal, 2014
Sharon A. Gutman
Author Affiliations
  • Sharon A. Gutman, PhD, OTR, FAOTA, is former Editor-in-Chief, American Journal of Occupational Therapy, and Associate Professor, Programs in Occupational Therapy Research, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032; sg2422@columbia.edu
Article Information
Assessment Development and Testing / Evidence-Based Practice / Pediatric Evaluation and Intervention / Professional Issues / Rehabilitation, Participation, and Disability / From the Desk of the Editor
Editorial   |   November 2014
State of the Journal, 2014
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, November/December 2014, Vol. 68, 620-627. doi:10.5014/ajot.2014.013607
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, November/December 2014, Vol. 68, 620-627. doi:10.5014/ajot.2014.013607
At the end of 2014, the American Journal of Occupational Therapy (AJOT) will change editors, and I will retire from this position after 6 years of serving the journal. In that time, the journal has changed considerably and made many advances. In this editorial, I outline those advances and make recommendations for the journal’s future editorship.
In the past 5 years, the journal has consistently received more than 200 yearly submissions and published more than 86 articles per volume through 6 yearly issues (Table 1). Increasingly, many of its articles have been published in an online-only format to reduce publication costs and increase publication space.