1. Publications Committee Report to TAC
Wayne Hurwitz, TAC Liaison to Publications & Member Ethics Committee
2017 SciTech, 11 January 2017

2. Key Publications Committee Activities*
Editor-in-chief transitions
New staff for AIAA books program
Katrina Buckley, Managing Editor, Books
Recent books published
Finances for books and journals
Ended FY2016 with a positive direct margin of $239,868 (excluding labor and allocations).
Total subscription revenue for the journals program was $4,289,868 (excluding revenue from voluntary publication charges, individual article purchases, and perpetual institutional sales).
Journal subscription revenues now overwhelmingly from on-line only format
Overall, AIAA Publications experienced a 4% increase in operating margin from FY2015.
Additional financial details can be found in the addendum.
*Reference January 2017 Publications News Letter & Institute Activity Report

3. Key Publications Committee Activities (cont.)
External sales and marketing successes
AIAA’s external partners relationships completing year three
Publishers Communication Group (PCG) (serving North and South America) and
Accucoms (Europe, India, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)),
Continue to produce strong sales on our behalf.
Our sales force focuses on institutional customers,
Promoting AIAA’s journals and meeting paper subscriptions and their archive;
AIAA ebooks; and AIAA eStandards (as a package).
New sales for the Americas totaled $505,000.
European, Indian, and MENA sales totaled $601,000.
Total expenses for our outside sales efforts in FY2016 were $281,000, providing a return on investment of 294%.

4. Key Publications Committee Activities (cont.)
Journal subscription overview
Institutional annual subscriptions totaled 2,802 in FY2016,
represents a 0% change from FY2015.
Institutional journal archive subscriptions continue to increase, with 296 across all journals in FY2016,
representing a 13% increase over FY2015.
Member journal subscriptions continue their downward trend over the past five years, averaging a total of 2,330 in FY2016.
In combination with a price increase for member subscriptions, revenue from member subscribers decreased by 6% from FY2015.
The first year for Journal of Air Transportation was modestly successfully.
There were 42 institutional subscribers and 8 member subscriptions. Staff is optimistic that this journal’s subscriptions will continue to grow.

5. Key Publications Committee Activities (cont.)
Book sales
The number of print books sold in FY2016 declined by about 6% from the prior year;
this downward trend in book sales is seen across the publishing industry.
The series sales mix has been steady over the past few years,
Education Series sales the highest at 60% of all books,
followed by Library of Flight at 28%, and
Progress Series, 12%.
E-book sales continue to grow.
Top sellers for the year are listed in Publication’s pre-conference news letter.

6. Publications Committee SciTech Highlights
CrossMark Workshop
Originally introduced at SciTech 2015
Functionality is now available for all journals and meeting papers in Aerospace Research Central (ARC).
A CrossMark logo on the PDF or web document provides information about the publication
letting researchers know if they are accessing the most current content or if updates are available, such as additions or corrections to a publication.
Faulty or disputed content, or circumstances where authors have been sanctioned, also can be flagged.
The CrossMark information confirms for users that they are viewing the most recent and up-to- date version of a journal article or meeting paper.
AIAA staff will be holding a CrossMark workshop Wednesday, January 11, 2:00 p.m. in Hotel Suite 6355, Gaylord Texan
*Reference January 2017 Publications News Letter & Institute Activity Report

7. Publications Committee SciTech Highlights (cont.)
Book Author Recognition
Open reception on Wednesday, January 11, at 6:30 p.m., Del Rio 1, Gaylord Texan
Current and potential book authors are invited, as well as the editors and editorial advisory members for our series
Discuss potential book topics, and to learn more about the manuscript acquisition and development process
Book Author Signings
AIAA Pavilion in the SciTech Exposition Hall
Book Author Short Courses
Encouraging the use of our books as the basis for or a supplement to AIAA continuing education courses is a natural collaboration and extension of the goals and mission of the Publications Committee.
Peter Zipfel, author of Modeling and Simulation of Aerospace Vehicle Dynamics
Dan Marren, coauthor of the Progress Series volume Advanced Hypersonic Test Facilities with Frank Lu, will be teaching a new Hypersonics Test short course

8. Publications Committee SciTech Highlights (cont.)
AIAA 2017 Pendray Aerospace Literature Award
Named in honor of G. Edward Pendray, a founder and past president of the American Rocket Society, and the award is presented each January for an outstanding contribution or contributions to aeronautical and astronautical literature
Congratulations go out to Ashwani Gupta!!

9. Back UP

10. Editor-in-chief transitions
Journal of Propulsion and Power
Joe Powers is finishing his first year, following his appointment by the Board of Directors in January 2016
Journal of Air Transportation (JAT)
Karl Bilimoria transitioned from interim editor-in-chief to serving as the permanent editor-in-chief following his appointment to the position last spring
Originally published by the Air Traffic Control Association as Air Traffic Control Quarterly, JAT began publishing under the new name and expanded scope in early 2016
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets (JSR)
Bobby Braun completing his service at the end of the year
The search for a new editor-in-chief for JSR is underway

11. Recent Books Published*
AIAA published eight print books in fiscal year 2016
Library of Flight
Lessons Learned from Aircraft Conceptual Design, by Leland Nicolai
The Art of Flight, by John Watkinson
Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics
Advances in Systems Engineering, edited by John Hsu and Richard Curran
Asteroid and Space Debris Manipulation, edited by Massimiliano Vasile and Edmondo Minisci
Education Series
Elements of Propulsion, Second Edition, by Jack Mattingly and Keith Boyer
Civil and Commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems, by Jay Gundlach
The Space Environment and Its Effects on Space Systems, Second Edition, by Vincent Pisacane
Composite Materials for Aircraft Structure, Third Edition, by Murray Scott and Alan Baker
*The total number of titles published was down from previous years because of timing of submissions and fewer staff resources for a good part of the year.