The 27th volume of the Professional Animal Scientist was completed recently. Review articles continue to be popular among scientists. The list of ‘most-read articles’ in PAS (HighWire, November, 2011) is topped by the 2009 review article by Dr. Don L. Palmquist entitled, “Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Metabolism, Health, and Nutrition and for Modified Animal Product Foods”. In second place is the 2008 paper by Drs. Bewley and Schutz, “An Interdisciplinary Review of Body Condition Scoring for Dairy Cattle”. These are followed by (3) “Urea Feeding to Dairy Cattle: A Historical Perspective and Review” by Dr. Al Kertz in 2010, (4) a review on, “Effects of Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Nutrient Cycling on Stocking Strategies for Cow-Calf and Stocker Programs”, by Drs. F. M. Roquette, Jr., and G. R. Smith in 2010, and (5) a review on, “Animal Identification Systems in North America”, by R. G. L. Murphy et al. in 2008. Obviously, review articles lead the list, and that causes me to request that members consider submitting reviews on timely subjects. The most-read research article is, “Markers of Inflammation in Arthritic Horses Fed Omega-3 Fatty Acids”, by D. R. Manhart et al. in 2009, and the most-read Case Study is, “Evaluation of Calcium Propionate and Propylene Glycol Administered into the Esophagus of Dairy Cattle at Calving”, by Drs. S. R. Stokes and J. P. Goff in 2001.

I am pleased to announce that Dr. Stacey Gunter has agreed to serve as Associate Editor. His focus is forage systems for beef cattle, and he has conducted research with nutrition and management of stocker cattle. He is Research Leader with the Southern Plains Range Research Station, USDA/ARS, Woodward, OK. He has worked as Professor and Center Director at the University of Arkansas Southwest Research and Extension Center near Hope and as State Extension Livestock Specialist for the University of Maine in Orono. He has served as a section editor for the Journal of Animal Science and the Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances. He has also served on the editorial board for the Journal of Sustainable Agriculture and has reviewed for several scientific journals.

He joins Dr. Bob Goodband who has been serving as Associate Editor. He is Professor of Animal Sciences and Industry at Kansas State University. His specialization is swine nutrition and management, and he has worked in teaching, research, and extension. Dr. Goodband also serves on the editorial board of Journal of Animal Science.

Dr. Glen E. Aiken, Research Animal Scientist, USDA/ARS, Lexington, KY and Dr. Ron Bates, Professor, Michigan State University agreed to serve on the Editorial Board for 3-year terms. I am grateful for the service of Dr. John Wagner and Dr. David Freeman during the past 6 years on the Editorial Board.

The PAS Journal will begin using standardized SNP identification. Also, the PAS Journal is being evaluated by Thomson Reuters for inclusion in their Web of Science which would include Citation Index. Inclusion would be an additional step in improving the value of PAS for our authors and readers.