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1 Madrono, Vol. 58, No. 4, p. 279, 2011 EDITORS' REPORT FOR VOLUME 58 Wearepleased to report thepublication ofthisvolumeof This year we received 43 new manuscripts and 39 were MadroiiobytheCalifornia Botanical Society(CBS) in 2011. accepted for publication. Several manuscripts were also The journal continues to evolve as we get closer to the carried over from the previous year. The current volume centennial year in 2013. Starting with the next volume, the includes 20 articles (including Notes), five new taxa, five CBS will introduce a "Point-of-View" section which will Noteworthy Collections, and two Book Reviews. We allow contributors to provide input on recent articles or air appreciate the mix of submitted manuscripts across the ideasrelated towestern botany. Wearehopingthiswill bea spectrum of botanical sciences and anticipate continued livelyandinformativeforum.TheMadronopageontheCSB submissions ofnovel and exciting work. web site is an up-to-date gateway forcontributors, provides As Editors, we have enjoyed our interactions with thelinktotheonlinesubmissionpage,andlinkstotheeighty- contributors and reviewers this past year. In the coming year index. Wecontinue to see an increase in the number of year, we have a new Corresponding Editor, Matt Ritter submissions and better turn around with reviewers. who brings a fresh perspective and has already taken on The efforts of numerous individuals are critical to the manyresponsibilitieswiththejournal. Forthecomingyear continuing quality of the journal. Among these, our we are focused with brining thejournal up to date so that Noteworthy Collections editor. Dieter Wilken; Steve we start the Centennial year on time and with exciting Timbrook who has long provided the volume Index and contributions related to the Centennial celebration. Table ofContents; Annielaurie Seifert at Allen Press; and the enthusiastic support of the CBS executive council. Finally, we are extremely grateful to ourcontributors who provide interesting and insightful manuscripts, and our Tim Lowrey volunteer reviewers who take time from their busy Richard Whitkus schedules to assess the quality ofsubmitted work. December 201
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