Just so no one (i.e., me) ever forgets, I was once an associate editor at the Journal of Environmental Management. Here is the proof:
I served four years, the first year as a tryout and then a regular three year term. At the end of the fourth year (2013) I was offered another term but indicated that I was worn out by the process. I haven't received any new manuscripts in 2014 but have continued editing revise and resubmits. Last night I finished reading (and accepting) a paper that cleaned out my to do list. Here is the proof:
Based on the numbers at the bottom, I handled 270 papers over four years (doing the math, that is more than one paper each week). I'm not quite finished. I still might see some of those 11 papers "with decision" (revise and resubmits). But, only a few are recent so it feels like I'm done.
