Abstract
It is easier to achieve growth initially than to sustain it for the long term. Zootaxa is no exception. Understanding the factors contributing to the growth of Zootaxa in the past will be very useful to achieve sustained growth in the future. Here I briefly review the history of the growth of this journal and some of the measures taken to ensure its continued success. In particular, I recognize the important roles of our editors with a summary of data in 2013 in comparison to those in 2007.