ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRV
EDITORIAL
April 1963, Vol. 35, No. 4
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY Director of Publications, Applied Journals, A C S , Richard L. Kenyon Director of Business Operations, Applied Journals, A C S , Joseph H. Kuney Executive Assistant to the Director of Publications, Applied Journals, A C S , Rodney N . Hader Assistant to the Director of Publications for Editorial Development, Applied Journals, A C S , William Q . Hull Director of Editorial Research, Applied J o u r nals, A C S , Robert F. Gould Editor, LAWRENCE T. HALLETT
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Prompt Publication of Symposia
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HE FIRST 23 PAPERS
in this issue are those given a t the International Gas Chromatography Symposium held in Houston, Texas, the end of January. Most of the papers were published within 2 to 4 months after the received date. To accomplish this enviable schedule, Dr. Albert Zlatkis, the University of Houston symposium chairman and organizer, stipulated that the papers deal with original material for review and that the papers be submitted to ANALSTICALCHEMISTRY before the meeting. RIost of the authors were able to meet the deadline and such papers had the final changes made just prior t o or during the meeting. The half dozen papers submitted a t the meeting were reviewed during the week of the meeting by reviewers appointed by the Editor, and the authors and reviewers were able t o collaborate in a manner that is not usually possible. All of the papers passed the review, but many authors made suggested reviewer changes which strengthened their presentation. It has been our experience that symposia usually suffer a publication mortality rate of a t least 50% even though the prograin chairman has high hopes in the beginning. It is a pleasure to report, the success of this particular symposium because it proves that with organization and cooperation of authors and reviewers fast publication is possible which serves the interests of both reader and author.
Contributing Editor: R. H. MiiUer Advisory Board: R. N. A d a m , G. H. Ayres, J. E. Barney 11, E . C. Dunlop, J. C. Giddings, R. F. Goddu, P. B. Hamilton, H. V. Malmstadt, M . L. Moss, J. D . Neuss, W. H. Reinmuth, L. B. Rogers, Irving Shain, Sidney Siggia, J. K. Taylor Advertising Managenen t REINHOLD PUBLISHING CORP. (for Branch Offices, see page 151 A)
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