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The editors welcome unsolicited manuscripts and will acknowledge all that are received. For a general idea of the kinds of articles that are accepted, consult recent issues and the "Aims and Scope" statement. The editor assumes that manuscripts reflect original work and have not been previously published or simultaneously submitted to another publication for consideration.

Correspondence should be sent to Connie Foster, Editor, Serials Review, Head, Department of Library Technical Services, Western Kentucky University Libraries, 1906 College Heights Blvd. #11067, Bowling Green, KY 42101-1067, USA. If you would like to discuss potential contributions, contact the editor at 270-745-6151; fax 270-745-3958; e-mail: connie.foster@wku.edu

Ideas or comments regarding the columns should be addressed to Beverley Geer, Associate Editor, Serials Review, via e-mail: b_geer@yahoo.com.

MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION Submission to this journal proceeds totally online, via the online submission site of http://ees.elsevier.com/serrev or (click here) for further information and to register. You will be guided stepwise through the creation and uploading of the various files. The system automatically converts source files to a single Adobe Acrobat PDF version of the article, which is used in the peer-review process. Please note that even though manuscript source files are converted to PDF at submission for the review process, these source files are needed for further processing after acceptance. All correspondence, including notification of the editor's decision and requests for revision, takes place by e-mail and via the author's home page, removing the need for a hard-copy paper trail.

Authors are requested to include a cover letter stating that the manuscipt, or parts of it, have not been nor will be submitted elsewhere for publication, a separate title page with author identifiers, a manuscript without identifiers, including a 100-word abstract, tables and figures, as well as any ancillary materials. Authors unable to submit an electronic version should contact the editor.

MANUSCRIPT PREPARATION Consult the latest edition of the Chicago Manual of Style for answers to specific format, grammatical, and usage questions. The editors strongly encourage prospective authors to use headings and subheadings for effective organization of ideas and ease of reading. Please avoid use of the passive voice and use standard United States spelling. All acronyms and abbreviations should be spelled out when first used in text. Do not use any special formatting, links, imbedded characters, etc. Authors should use only required hyphenation and not break words at the end of lines or use hard returns. All original manuscripts should be double spaced, with the pages numbered consecutively and citations at the end of the text as "Notes." The full name, affiliation, address, phone, fax, and e-mail address of each author should appear only on the title page of the original copy of the paper. An abstract of approximately 100 words should be submitted on a separate sheet following the title page.

Tables, charts, etc., should always be placed at the end of the manuscript. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission from copyright owners to use extensive quotations, illustrations, or tables from another source. Each table or figure should be on a separate sheet placed at the end of the text; captions should clearly identify all illustrations. Illustrations, particularly from Websites, must be of high-quality resolution for publication.

If, together with your accepted article, you submit usable color figures, then Elsevier will ensure, at no additional charge, that these figures will appear in color on the Web (e.g., ScienceDirect and other sites) regardless of whether these illustrations are reproduced in color in the printed version. For color reproduction in print, you will receive information regarding the costs from Elsevier after receipt of your accepted article. Please note: Because of technical complications that can arise in converting color figures to "gray scale" (for the printed version should you not opt for color in print), please submit in addition usable black-and-white files corresponding to all the color illustrations. For submission of electronic art, please consult:
http://www.elsevier.com/artworkinstructions

CITATIONS Citations should be double-spaced at the end of the text, with the notes numbered sequentially without superscript format. Authors are responsible for accuracy of references in all aspects. Please verify quotations and page numbers before submitting.

Superscript numerals should be placed at the end of the quotation or of the materials in which the source is mentioned. The numeral should be placed after all punctuation. SR follows the latest edition of the Chicago Manual of Style, published by the University of Chicago Press. Examples of the correct format for most often used references are the following:

Article from a journal: Paul Metz, "Thirteen Steps to Avoiding Bad Luck in a Serials Cancellation Project," Journal of Academic Librarianship 18 (May 1992): 76-82.

[Note: when each issue is paged separately, include the issue number after the volume number: 18, no. 3(May 1992): 76-82. Do not abbreviate months. When citing page numbers, omit the digits that remain the same in both the beginning and ending numbers, e.g., 111-13.]

Shortened subsequent reference, not immediately following the first reference: Metz, "Thirteen Steps," 78.

Book: Charles T. Meadow, Text Information Retrieval Systems (San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1992), 177.

Second reference immediately following same source: Ibid., 177.

Later reference to the same book: Meadow, Text Information 177.

Article from a book: Joe E. Hewitt, "The Role of the Library Administrator in Improving LIS Research," in Library and Information Science Research: Perspectives and Strategies for Improvement, ed. Charles R. McClure and Peter Hernon (Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1991), 163-78.

Electronic resources: Chicago Manual of Style, latest edition, particularly Chapter 17, includes citations to electronic resources; also, a helpful Website is http://www.english.ttu.edu/uwc01/Resources/. Personal e-mail addresses are no longer used; access dates are in month/day/year order now.

Example of e-mail correspondence: Connie Foster, e-mail message to author, March 3, 2004.

Example of Discussion List: Connie Foster, e-mail to Serialst mailing list, March 4, 2004.

Site content: author's name, if known; title of the document, enclosed in quotation marks title of the complete work (if applicable), given in italics; date of publication or last revision, if available; URL, date of visit, enclosed in parentheses.

Example of Website visit: Ann Ercelawn. "Tools for Serials Catalogers," http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/ercelawn/serials.html (accessed March 4, 2004).

PROOFS, COPYRIGHT FORMS, AND COPIES OF THE ISSUE/ARTICLE When a manuscript has two or more authors, only the lead (first) author will receive page proofs for final inspection before publication. The lead author will also receive a copyright form to sign. Proofs and copyright forms should be returned to the editor promptly after receipt and review. Only the lead author will receive a complimentary copy of the issue in which the article is published.

OFFPRINTSThe corresponding author, at no cost, will be provided with a PDF file of the article via e-mail. The PDF file is a watermarked version of the published article and includes a cover sheet with the journal cover image and a disclaimer outlining the terms and conditions of use.

Additional paper offprints and copies of the issue can be ordered at a specially reduced rate using the order form sent to the corresponding author after the manuscript has been accepted. Orders for reprints (produced after the publication of an article) will incur a 50% charge.

COLUMNS AND COLUMN EDITORS Readers are encouraged to contact any of the column editors for ideas or possible contributions.

"The Balance Point" explores practices and current issues in the serials world and seeks varying viewpoints from people both within and outside of the serials information chain. Column editors: Kay Johnson, Radford University, kjohnson497@radford.edu, and Sharon Dyas-Correia, University of Toronto, s.dyas.correia@utoronto.ca.

"Electronic Journal Forum" provides topical discussions of key issues related to electronic publishing or e-journal management and access. Column editors: Les Hawkins, CONSER Coordinator, Serial Record Division, Library of Congress, lhaw@loc.gov; and Maria Collins, Associate Head of Acquisitions, maria_collins@ncsu.edu

"From Picas to Pixels: Life in the Trenches of Print and Web Publishing" tells the story of one print or electronic publisher per issue, highlighting their daily routines, how they got started, and why they continue to do what they do. The scope is everything from small scholarly periodicals to Internet 'zines; from handcoded online journals to handbound lit rags. If it is a labor of love, it is on our list! (Of course, we may have missed some so readers are invited to contribute suggestions.) Column editor: Chad Hutchens, University of Wyoming, chutchen@uwyo.edu.

"Little Magazine Interview Index" provides an annual index to interviews published in the little magazines in the University of Wisconsin's outstanding collection of "little magazines." Column editor: Barbara Richards and Susan Barribeau, Special Collections, University of Wisconsin-Madison, brichards@library.wisc.edu/sbarribeau@library.wisc.edu.

"Serial Conversations" features interviews with prominent individuals who contribute (or have contributed) to some facet of the serials field. Interviewees include librarians, publishers, subscription agents and aggregators, secondary service providers, copyright specialists, Internet specialists, and others who contribute to the development, distribution, or management of serial publications. Column editor: Bonnie Parks, Technology and Catalog Librarian, University of Portland, parks@up.edu.

"Serials Review Index" indexes reviews of periodicals published in approximately 160 journals, covering all disciplines. Column editor: Sharon L. Siegler, Engineering Librarian, Lehigh University, sls7@lehigh.edu.

"Serials Spoken Here" provides readers with reports on serials-related conferences, institutes, seminars, and workshops held in the US and abroad. Column editor: Kurt Blythe, Serials Access Librarian, University of North Carolina, kcblythe@email.unc.edu.

"SR Visits" covers "visits" to libraries with interesting or unique serials collections. Column editor: Katy Ginanni, Electronic Access / Serials Librarian, Elizabeth Huth Coates Library, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas katy.ginanni@trinity.edu.

"Standards Update" explores cutting-edge standards and raises relevant issues and concerns by those who are working on the development and implementation of serials industry standards and other library and information related standards. Column editor: Mark Needleman, Florida Center for Library Automation, mneedlem@ufl.edu.

"Tools of the Serials Trade" reviews professional tools published in a variety of formats that will help serials librarians in their everyday work. Review copies and suggestions for tools that are relevant to the work of serialists may be sent to the column editor: Teresa Malinowski, Coordinator of Serials and Electronic Resources, Pollack Library, California State University, Fullerton, tmalinowski@fullerton.edu.