*Paul H. Nystrom, 1936-37
N.H. Engle, 1936-39
Ronald S. Vaile, 1937-41
Ewald T. Grether, 1939-43
Reavis Cox, 1941-45
Charles F. Phillips, 1943-47
Clyde W. Phelps, 1945-49
Ralph Cassady Jr., 1947-51
Edward R. Hawkins, 1949-53
Albert W. Frey, 1951-55
Lincoln H. Clark, 1953-57
George L. Mehren, 1955-58
Steuart H. Britt, 1958-67
Eugene J. Kelley, 1968-73
Edward W. Cundiff, 1973-76
Edward C. Bursk, 1976-78
Yoram Wind, 1978-81
William H. Cunningham, 1981-84
Shelby D. Hunt, 1984-87
Roger A. Kerin, 1987-90
Thomas C. Kinnear, 1990-93
P. Rajan Varadarajan, 1993-96
Robert F. Lusch, 1996-99
David W. Stewart, 1999-2002
Ruth N. Bolton, 2002-2005
Roland T. Rust, 2005-2008
*Paul H. Nystrom was the first editor-in-chief. For the ensuing 22 years, the practice was to serve as managing editor for two years and then as editor-in-chief for two additional years.