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| Vol. XXXIV, No. 1 | April, 2001 |
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| With the beginning of the New Year, the transition of the Editor-in-Chief’s responsibilities from John Ward at UCSD to our office at Yale was complete. My assistant, Bettina Harris, and I are getting into the swing of things, thanks to constant help and support from Martha Edington and Judy Fye in the Editorial Office at Oak Ridge and from the two previous Editors-in-Chief, John Ward and Michael Fry. You will soon notice some changes in the Journal and its activities. Many of these initiatives reflect the fruition of plans put in motion in the past. One involves having the full text of the articles from Radiation Research online through BioOne, making the electronic version of the journal available to all those whose institutions subscribe to this service. Both Allen Press (the publisher of Radiation Research) and the American Institute of Biological Sciences (of which the Radiation Research Society is a member) have been active in the development of BioOne, which will begin by publishing the electronic versions of approximately 40 peer-reviewed journals in the biological sciences. As I write, this is in the testing phase, and we are certainly discovering that there will be glitches and bugs as the process is implemented, but we are looking forward to the full implementation of this valuable service. BioOne will also crosslink references to and from PubMed, CrossRef, JSTOR, and Cambridge Abstract Service, increasing the availability and visibility of your abstracts and articles. Check out the BioOne website at www.bioone.org. We are also working to facilitate the electronic submission of papers, the electronic distribution of papers for review, and the electronic submission of reviews. This will decrease the time between submission and publication, by avoiding the delays associated with the multiple mailings needed in the past. We have already received electronic submissions of new and revised manuscripts. Look for more information in the near future on the electronic submission of articles to Radiation Research. We will also be developing enhanced information about publication and new educational programs for young investigators who are new to the publication process. The Radiation Research booth at the San Juan meeting will have a variety of these materials for your use, ranging from templates illustrating the format for manuscripts submitted to Radiation Research to a slide presentation which shows how to enhance the clarity and impact of the figures in manuscripts. If you, or your students, are working on a paper and have questions, perhaps we can help. Stop by the booth and talk with Martha, Judy, and me. |