It is different than other key milestones like Eric Eich and Steve Lindsay's outstanding EIC work at Psych Science. They initiated and fostered reform from the inside, and paved the way for other editors to do the same, and set the stage for selection of Simine to seem plausible, even ordinary.

The selection of Simine feels much more than tolerance, curiosity, or willingness to experiment with the reforms. It feels like a full-throated -- we endorse, support, and want to be a leader in embracing continuous improvement in rigor, transparency, and reproducibility.