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Simultaneous with the call for proposals and our initial review of proposals, we recruited colleagues from the US, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East to serve as editorial board members for the volume. The list of participating board members appears in the front matter of the book. These individuals all have experience with CAE and in most cases have contributed to the professional literature on the topic. We are indebted to these colleagues for their generous contribution.

The peer review process may be thought of as single-blind review, and this was made known to the authors and the peer reviewers (editorial board members) from the outset. Each proposal underwent a pre-read by the editor who provided initial feedback to authors. Authors then tightened up drafts and submitted them for single-blind peer review. Each draft chapter was reviewed by one core editorial board member (COVE team member) and two additional editorial board members. Reviewers were asked to consider the following questions as they assessed their assigned draft chapters:

1 Is the purpose of the field study clear and well justified?

2 Are the methods used to gather and analyze data clear and suitable? Were steps taken to assure data quality?

3 Are the conclusions drawn supportable from the findings provided? Do they comment on implications for the use, application, and/or revision of the CAE principles?

4 Is the paper well organized and written?

All reviews were sent to the editor who then independently read the draft chapter and subsequently the peer reviews of it. The letter of decision was then sent to the authors, which identified the main points of concern in focus for revision. Appended to the letter of decision were anonymized versions of the reviewer comments. No promises of publication were made. Authors then responded to editorial and reviewer feedback and resubmitted their chapters for perusal. All chapters were accepted by the editor, some with continuing negotiation and revision.

And so now, we are proud to present a global test drive of the CAE principles. We hope you will agree that the quality, contextual diversity, and range in application provide an informative, interesting, and compelling review of the preliminary set of principles. We invite readers to review Chapter 10 where we present an integration of the field test results and associated implications for the ongoing use, application, and revision of the principles.