Probably the most visible activity of our Society has been our [[Communications|publications program]]. We have, over the years put out seventeen different magazines (and half again as many titles), not to mention those publications of the [[Octavian Society]], [[International Chivalric Institute]], [[Association of Knights Bachelor]], [[Heraldry Society of the USA]], and other [[Hartwell Company]] projects. We are blessed by this respected history of accomplishment, not least because the back issues (we lack only a few) continue to sell at a rate proportional to our advertising, but because even these old issues with Torrance addresses continue to attract attention, respect, and the occasional membership inquiry.
Our decision two years ago to merge all of our publications into a single [[Augustan Omnibus|''Omnibus'']] was the result of two things: a lack of material sufficient to publish any of our titles, and a lack of editors to produce them. While we have been pleased to see submissions increase to the point they are no longer the limiting factor, the absence of a cadre of [[[Associate Editors]] continues to delay publication. This must be remedied, either with a handful of Associate Editors or a new [[Omnibus Editor|Senior Editor]], relegating [[Consuls]] to the role of mere [[Production Editor]]. This has been done in the past — it is time for it to be done again.
Whether we keep our publications together in an ''Omnibus'' or again separate them out matters little. We must, however, have a journal (or series of journals) of high scholarly quality, and with a regular publication schedule, to be taken seriously by others in the field. Both of these are equally important, but right now we can only achieve the first. There was a day when our journal was a monthly, produced by mimeograph with only those images that came from a typewriter or pen. Today, the low price of computers and printing permit us to easily crank out full-color publications with improved graphics and typesetting; production is no longer the great eater of time. But without quality material to publish it is for naught.