Foreword
C. Michael Schuch, CPO, FISPO
The JPO was alive and well in 1994. At our editorial
meeting Dec. 2, 1994, we learned two good things about
JPO for 1994.
First, once again our journal was profitable. It is nice to
know that a journal dedicated to education and our body of
knowledge can be self-sustaining and, rather than taxing
the organizations that sponsor it, return some of the revenue to the Academy and AOPA.
Even more exciting was the news that the Journal of
Prosthetics and Orthotics won First Place in the Professional Association Journals category in the 1994 Association
Trends Publications Contest. The JPO outperformed more
than 50 other journals in content and presentation to capture the top honor. Association Trends is the national
weekly newspaper for association executives. Charles K.
Unger, CAE, president of the O&P National Office, and
Stacey L. Bell, director of publications & marketing for the
National Office and managing editor of the JPO, will receive the award Jan. 24, 1995, at the Capitol Hilton Hotel
in Washington, D.C.
The board members and editorial reviewers are very
pleased with this news, but we are not sitting on our laurels. In an effort to further improve the quality and respect
of our journal, we provided a JPO Work shop and Editorial
Review Course for all board members and editorial reviewers at the National Office on December 3. Organized
by board member Thomas R. Lunsford, MSE, CO. and his
wife, editorial reviewer Brenda R. Lunsford, MAPT, MS.
the course featured presentations and participant interaction focused on Standards and Evaluation Goals for manuscripts reporting scientific research, descriptive research.
case reports and technical reports. All participants benefited and learned from the experience. Most important, all
should be further qualified to review manuscripts submitted to our journal and provide quality, positive, constructive feedback to potential and/or contributing authors.
During the JPO editorial board meeting, the board
firmed up the "Research Forum" schedule for future issues. We intend to double up and provide two research
articles per issue by mid-1995 and throughout 1996 with the
goal of completing the proposed 24 research subjects by
the last issue of 1996. Concurrent with ending the series on
research will be the publishing of a single monograph compiling all the research contributions from the initial dedicated issue (October 1993, Volume 5, Number 4) and the
ensuing Research Forums through 1996.
Finally, look for Selected Readings from the Journal of
Prosthetics and Orthotics (Volume 1, Number 1 through
Volume 4, Number 4) in spring 1995. During its recent
meeting, the editorial board selected the articles that will
appear in this hardbound publication.
The editorial board is working hard on behalf of the
profession with the goal of quality reflection and representation of orthotics and prosthetics. We wish you all the very
best for 1995!
C. Michael Schuch
Editor, JPO
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