Abstract
Dear SIAGA Reader,
It is a great pleasure and privilege to welcome you to SIAM Journal on Applied Algebra and Geometry (SIAGA). This journal, with the help of its editorial board, contributors, and readers and the SIAM staff, follows in the outstanding tradition of high-quality SIAM journals. We anticipate that it will become the leading journal dedicated to algebraic, geometric, and topological methods that have strong connection to applications.
The journal began accepting submissions in March 2016. By December, it had received 90 manuscripts submitted for publication. Of these, you will find the first nine papers of the initial all-electronic batch published in February 2017. This first group marks the point at which we have established a regular rate of acceptances, building the foundation for a bright future.
SIAGA came to exist thanks to the tremendous effort of numerous people. The impetus came from the SIAM Activity Group on Algebraic Geometry, which had its inaugural meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina, in October 2011. Following the second meeting, at Fort Collins, Colorado, in August 2013, a committee was formed to discuss the idea of a new journal. Under the leadership of Frank Sottile and Thorsten Theobald, a proposal was written and then rewritten numerous times. We had strong support from the Journal Committee and SIAM's Board and Council, and the journal received its approval in December 2015.
All our invitations to serve on the editorial board were accepted, and SIAGA is now led by a terrific team composed of three Corresponding Editors and 26 Associate Editors. They are doing an amazing job in handling the growing number of submissions in a timely manner. The SIAM staff is a fantastic asset. In particular, Heather Blythe, Mitch Chernoff, and Frank Kunkle have been critical sources of support. The seven cover pictures of SIAGA have been an inspiration for all of us, and we thank Anna Seigal for her SIAM News articles about the mathematics that is expressed in these diagrams.
Please enjoy reading the inaugural SIAGA articles. We look forward to receiving your high-quality submissions in the future.