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27 Comm. L. & Pol'y 1 (2022)

handle is hein.journals/comulp27 and id is 1 raw text is: COMMUNICATION LAW AND POLICY Routledge 2022, VOL. 27, NO. 1, 1-2 Taylor &Francis Group https://doi.org/10.1080/10811680.2021.2014291 EDITORIAL Editor's Note: A Vision for Communication Law & Policy in the Digital Age For nearly three decades now, Communication Law and Policy (CLP) has been the go-to, peer-reviewed journal for many communication law scholars. It played a key role in my early career success, and I look forward to building on the journal's legacy. As the journal's first female editor, I am committed to making it a forum that welcomes scholarship from a diverse and global group of authors, whose ideas are at the cutting edge of law and policy research. I will dedicate myself to making the journal an inclusive publish- ing space that embraces work from a variety of methodological and theoretical perspectives, and I will be working to make the journal and its content more accessible to our readers both in the United States and around the world. But I'm not doing this alone. It is my great pleasure to be working with two fabulous col- leagues who have stepped into the newly created role of associate editor. Daxton Chip Stewart is a familiar face to many in the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Law and Policy Division. A full professor at Texas Christian University, Chip is an accomplished media law scholar who has published regularly in Communication Law and Policy throughout his career. He will be joined by Christopher Ali, the current chair of the International Communication Association (ICA) Law and Policy Division. An associate professor at the University of Virginia, Chris recently published a book on rural broadband with MIT Press that garnered high praise. He brings an impressive background in policy studies to the journal. Working together, our editorial team is excited about diversifying the journal's content and working with both veteran CLP authors and first-timers. As you'll see in the masthead, we'll be joined by an exceptional editorial board. Selected through an open-application process, these folks represent the best and brightest in our field. I will be working with them as we engage in a strategic planning process to chart a course for the journal's next decade. We will continue to rely on the open-application process every year to seat new members of the editorial board. As part of my commitment to creating leadership opportunities for early career scholars and continuously enriching the journal with fresh per- spectives, I will be asking Law and Policy Division members to approve bylaw amendments establishing term limits for journal editorial staff as well as editorial board members. You will soon see some significant changes to the journal. For the sake of brevity, I will not go into great detail, but I can assure you we are working to ensure CLP remains a highly respected publication venue for your scholarship. As a quick overview, here are few of the changes you can expect in the coming year: An online-based submission portal to improve and expedite peer review. Online-first publishing that means we can get your research out quicker. Priority submission deadlines with the goal of expediting review to 45 days or less. Accessibility-friendly online article formatting that works better with screen readers. Increased promotion of CLP authors and their scholarship through social media. Workshops to help law and policy scholars enhance their research skills. C 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC