Introduction to the 60th Anniversary Virtual Special Edition: the prospect for Architectural Science

It is a pleasure to reflect on the progress of Architectural Science Review (ASR) over the last 60 years, in particular how the journal has adapted to the changes in the needs of the readership in recent years. The early years were shaped by Professor Henry Cowan who from its inception, visioned ASR as a vehicle for disseminating knowledge on science for research, teaching and the practice of architecture. Located in the southern hemisphere, there was an interest in working with warm climates and the development of regional issues. In the last 10 years, there has been an expansion of knowledge and a change in structure for ASR. Emeritus Professor Gary Moore passed on the Editor in Chief role to me in 2008. At the same time, there was a change in publishers from The University of Sydney Press to Earthscan and then to Taylor and Francis. Professor Moore had established the model for the journal, which was amixture of items: editorials, invited papers, unsolicited refereedpapers, technical notes, book reviews, PhD thesis abstracts and special editions (Moore 2007), and was positioned within Thomsen Reuters Humanities Index. In 2010 the journal comprised60 items andproduced10 citations. Taylor andFrancis has provided continued support inmanyareas includingpublication reports on the progress of the journal and has also enabled us to track the kind of themes that are of most interest. These reports show that the journal has changed focus considerably. By 2015 in order to maximize the space available for papers in ASR, the number of items has been halved and there has been an increase in the citations to 180. So what has changed? A new format was developed focusing on paper publications, thematic editions and special editions, with other items now published online through a newsletter. The development of Special Issues from international conferences has led to attracting key research and researchers to publish inASR. Notable are the Special Edition from theArchitectural Science Association (ANZAScA) and unsolicited proposals such as those from the Windsor Conference. The number of editions per year has grown from four to six: four general and two special editions per year; this will allow Special Editions from authors of the Passive Lower Energy Association Conference (PLEA). We welcome this year new Associate Editors from PLEA to assist with directing andmanaging this new direction. Associate Editors are the backbone of the ASR team, many of whom are drawn from the Editorial Board and manage and maintain the academic standard of the journal.ASRnow receives

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