I thank previous AAPG Editor and former AAPG President, Gretchen Gillis, for her supportive comments and encouragement for the AAPG Bulletin Editors to help to expedite the peer review process. Issues with timely peer reviews are not limited to the Bulletin but are also experienced by other scientific journals (M. Pranter, 2024, personal communication). My analysis was based on a review of articles published in volume 107 of the Bulletin through November 2023. The results showed that most of the review period was consumed by the time required for revisions (average 12 months), which is a function of the quality...
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