Daniel Simberloff
After 15 years as Editor-in-Chief of Biological Invasions plus another three as Co-Editor-in-Chief with Laura Meyerson, I have stepped down from this role. It is a bittersweet decision, as my service on the editorial board began with the first volume in 1999 under founding Editor-in-Chief Jim Carlton. Bitter because I have learned an enormous amount from dealing with hundreds of manuscripts covering the entire gamut of subjects envisioned when the journal was initiated – impacts, patterns, processes, management, and policy – and I am greatly beholden to the many authors, editors, and reviewers for this education. Sweet because two excellent invasion biologists agreed to serve as Editors-in-Chief with Laura – Evangelina Schwindt and Mariano Rodriguez-Cabal. I have no doubt that Biological Invasions will continue to flourish and grow under their leadership. I am not quite riding off into the sunset, as I remain on the board and will continue to study invasions of non-native species as long as I am able. I hope at least some of my efforts will find favor with the new editorial team. However, there comes a time, particularly in a field rapidly expanding in the scope of its questions, approaches, and technologies, when new leadership would serve any journal best. I am proud to have guided Biological Invasions in serving the invasion science community, and I look forward to the future of the journal led by scientists I hold in such high esteem.
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