IJAHP: Mu/ On the Nature of Essays 

 

 
 
 

International Journal of the 

Analytic Hierarchy Process 

147 Vol. 7 Issue 2 2015 

ISSN 1936-6744 

http://dx.doi.org/10.13033/ijahp.v7i2.345 

 
 
August 2015 

 

On the Nature of Essays 

 

Dear IJAHP Reader: 

 

This is our second issue in our new publication frequency of three issues a year. It includes, as 

usual, several articles on the theory and practice of AHP/ANP.  Furthermore, it also includes a 

thought-provoking essay by Claudio Garuti titled “Parallel Between Space Geometry & Decision 

Making Space.” A comment on our policy for essays may be in order. Aldous Huxley, a famous 

essayist, used to say that an essay is a literary device to say almost everything about almost 

anything. We agree with this definition and for this reason you will notice a great variety of topics 

have been published in the essay section of this journal. An essay does not follow the standard 

double-blind review process, but is accepted/rejected by the editorial team based on its relevance, 

originality and thought-provoking potential.  In other words, it is accepted based on trust in the 

author. In any case, we prefer to err on the side of creativity rather than on the side of clarity or, 

God forbid, even accuracy. Our main goal for an essay is to get the reader to think in a different 

way. If you think you have anything to say about something that fulfills the above criteria, you 

are welcome to submit it to our journal. 

 

Thanks for your support and enjoy this issue! 

 

 

Enrique Mu, PhD 

IJAHP 

Editor-in-chief