Editorial

A strong Editorial Board is essential to the success of any academic journal, especially one (such as this) with a broad remit spanning several disciplines and distinct periods. Comprising highly respected scholars, and supported by an International Advisory Board, the Editorial Board of the Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy plays an important role. Through regular meetings and correspondence with the editors and Publication Office staff, its members guide strategic thinking on the direction and promotion of the journal, and help with the acquisition of high-quality material, both by actively promoting it as a venue for publication and by their association with it. Their wide-ranging and complementary expertise in the journal’s core subject areas, often combined with extensive experience as editors of both journals and books, ensures that the editors of Proceedings are in the comfortable position of having access to ready expert advice on, for example, such matters as identifying suitable readers for a paper, and on guiding it through the peer review and editorial process.