As incoming editor for the Business Valuation Review, I want to take this opportunity to remind our readers of its history, its purpose, and its benefits—both to readers and to authors—and to give a sense of how easy it is to contribute your knowledge and improve our profession.1
The Business Valuation Review is the quarterly peer-reviewed journal of the Business Valuation Committee of the American Society of Appraisers. Business Valuation Review goes back to 1982, when its founding editor, James Schilt, ASA, started publishing issues of what was then Business Valuation News, and he continued to publish it for two decades. In 2002, Jay Fishman, FASA, became editor for five years. Roger Grabowski, ASA, was the next editor from 2007 to 2012. From 2012 until this year, Dr. Dan McConaughy was editor, and with his retirement I have now taken over the role. During these nearly four...
