EDITORIAL ANNUAL REPORT-1
Beginning with four papers in the November (1965) issue and with all papers throughout 1966, the Journal of Chemical Documentation has been produced by a computer-aided typesetting method. This method is described in a paper [ J . Chem. Doc. 6 , 1 (196611 by J. H. Kuney, B. G. Lazorchak, and S. W. Walcavich of the American Chemical Society. Most importantly, the computer-aided production of this Journal has resulted from more than two years of ACS staff effort in the development of computer programs for the handling of various type fonts and characters in the publication of scientific manuscripts. New Appointments to the Board of Editors, three-year terms beginning with 1967, are: Dr. Frederic R. Benson, Atlas Chemical Industries, Inc. Dr. Harold Oatfield. Chas Pfizer & Co., Inc. Dr. ,Joe H. Clark, American Cyanamid Co. (Chairman-elect, Division of Chemical Literature)
Retiring members, t o whom the editor expreses his appreciation, are: Dr. George R. Hager, University of North Carolina Dr. Carl W. Maynard. Jr.. E. I . du Pont de Nemours & Co.. Inc. Dr. Harriet A. Geer. Parke-Davis & Co. (Past Chairman, Division of Chemical Literature)
The Board of Editors met during the ACS National Meeting in Pittsburgh. Table I summarizes the statistics for the processing of papers for 1966 and 1965. I n process refers to the number of papers in the hands of reviewers or of authors (for rewriting), the majority being with authors. Revision of papers continues t o be the primary time-consuming step in the interval between receipt of a paper and its publication.
966 Table I. Papers Processed, 1966 and 1965 1966
Received At printers, Jan. 1 In process, Jan. 1 Published At printers, Dec. 31 I n process. Dec. 31 Rejected Totals
1965
78 8 32
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118
91 24 10
58 13 10 37 118
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125
63 8 32 22 __ 125
Although the number of papers processed over the past several years has remained fairly constant, varying between 105 and 125, the number of rejected papers has been gradually increasing: the 37 rejected in 1966 is the highest so far experienced. The number of papers received (and accepted) from the Division of Chemical Literature programs has decreased over the past two years. Of the 63 papers published in 1965, 50 had been presented before the Division: of the 58 published in 1966, 42 had been presented before the Division. Two of the 58 papers came from England, and one from Belgium. In terms of the affiliation of authors, 18 papers were from industry, 13 from government agencies. 12 from universities, 7 from CAS, and 12 from other categories. This distribution is in marked contrast to other years in which the authors were predominantly from the industrial environment. The 58 papers had 108 authors, or an average of 1.9 authors per paper, in contrast to an average of 1.3 and 1.4 for previous years. Sixty-four of the 108 authors were new t o this Journal.
HERMAN SKOLNIK
VOL. 7 , No. 1,FEBRUARY 1967
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