Etruscan and Italic Studies: A Changing of the Guard and a Look to a Bright Future

This issue marks the final of my tenure as Editor-In-Chief of Etruscan Studies. When I took over editorship of the journal, a primary goal was to preserve the high quality achieved by my predecessor, Alexandra Carpino. I think that this editorial team has lived up to that challenge. Editing and producing this journal requires the support of many people, a few of whom I would like to mention here. First and foremost, I owe a great deal to my editorial team of Gretchen Meyers, Sinclair Bell, Greg Warden, and Lisa Pieraccini. From the managerial side, the behind-the-scenes work of Richard String, the Executive Director of the Etruscan Foundation, continues to be a key component to the ongoing success of the journal. Also critical to the process are the efforts of our copy editor, Judith Chien, who is blessed with an unrivaled attention to detail and remarkable efficiency. I am indebted to the De Gruyter team for their support, with special thanks to Joshua Gannon and Esther Markus. Finally, and perhaps most importantly for the quality of our publication, I want to thank the many established scholars who have provided anonymous reviews of submitted articles for your hard work and dedication to the journal. At this moment of transition, I am excited to announce some upcoming changes to the journal. We have recently renewed our partnership with De Gruyter, a move that will preserve our high standards of editing and production. As part of this agreement De Gruyter and the Etruscan Foundation Board of Directors have approved two major changes, both of which will go into effect with volume 21 (2018). First, the journal will be published in hard-copy format as a double volume, one time annually. We are adding to this De Gruyter’s ahead-ofprint feature that will allow articles to be published digitally as they finish the editorial process. These digital works will then be compiled into the annual hardcopy publication. This new system will still allow quick publication of summer field work in a digital format before the next season of research begins.