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The article presents a report from the editor of the "Journal of Finance" for the year 1997. During the summer of 1997 Blackwell Publishers began publishing the "Journal" under terms of a five-year agreement. It is hoped that by the year 2000, current and all back issues of the"Journal" will be available online. During 1997 898 papers were submitted, of which 8.85% were accepted for publication. The backlog of accepted but unpublished papers continues to decline, and the turnaround time for papers submitted continues to hold steady.

The article presents information on previous issues published in the journal "Journal of Ecology." From 2006, Journal of Ecology will be published in odd-numbered months. i.e. the cover months will he January, March, May, July, September, and November. Issues will be available online around the middle of the previous month. Printed copies are scheduled for dispatch so that they arrive by the beginning of the cover month. Reviews are becoming an increasingly regular feature of the Journal. The Journal will be slightly larger in 2006 than in 2005. The aim of the leading international journal is to publish papers providing valuable ecological information with generic, rather than specific applicability, which answer important questions and that test novel and topical hypotheses. In order to assess the level of interest within the ecological community for alternative models for funding publication. Journal of Ecology is included in 'Online-Open,' a trial pay-to-publish service from Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

The article discusses developments in the periodical "FEMS Microbiology Ecology." The first major change is the decision of Ralf Conrad to retire as chief editor. The second is that the periodical, along with all Federation of European Microbiological Society journals, will be published by Blackwell Publishing Inc. The aim of the periodical is to advance the field of microbial ecology by publishing efficiently and rapidly high-quality, original papers and review articles that increase siginficantly the understanding of microbial ecology.

Editorial. Comments on developments in the periodical "The Scandinavian Journal of Statistics." Periodical editors; Collaboration with Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Style of the periodical; Strengths of the journal.

The article presents commentary from the Executive Secretary of the American Finance Association (AFA). The current issue represents the first to be published by Blackwell Publishers, who over the ensuing months will be making some small design changes to the periodical. Suggestions are welcome. Hans Stoll is busy organizing the 1999 AFA annual meeting. That affair, to be held in New York City, along with the two subsequent ones scheduled for Boston and New Orleans, respectively, promise to be very well-attended.

To mark the agreement between the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) and Blackwell Publishing, Area now awards an annual prize (worth £500) for the best single-authored article published in the journal by a ‘new researcher’. The eligibility criteria can be found on the Area website (http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journals/area/). In 2002, five papers were considered for the Area Prize. All the papers were read by the editors of Area, The Geographical Journal and Transactions, and by the Chair of the Research Committee. The adjudication resulted in a clear shortlist of two and a narrow winner. The results are presented below. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article talks about some of the changes in the publishing activities of Mac Keith Press. Starting January 2007, the publishing firm will be moving to a fully Web-based submission system for research papers, using Manuscript Central. It will no longer be able to accept written or electronic-mail submissions, although in exceptional circumstances electronic versions on disc through the post will be accepted. Blackwell Publishing Limited (BPL) have become Mac Keith's distributing partners.

The article evaluates the journal "Constellations," which discusses critical and democratic theory on an international scope, published by Blackwell Publishing.

The author discusses a change in publishers for the American Finance Association's (AFA's) "Journal of Finance." Beginning with the first issue of 1998, the "Journal" will be published by Blackwell Publishers. The decision to retain Blackwell was made unanimously by AFA's board of directors. Blackwell will assist AFA with its Internet initiative that aims to have all current and previous issues of the "Journal" available to AFA member in electronic format by the year 2000. Blackwell will also undertake promotional efforts designed to increase AFA's membership.

The role of the Digital Object Identifier in allowing users to access required information with the minimum of effort and then to link to other relevant information is discussed. Its application to a commercial service at a high level of granularity, www.BlackwellSynergy.com, the online journal website of Blackwell Publishing Ltd, is described. The paper covers services for the user such as deep linking and discovery, services for the publisher such as viral marketing tools as well as a definition of an information object, and a possible future for the DOI. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article provides information on the journal "Philosophy & Public Affairs," which has been published quarterly by Blackwell Publishing in the U.S. Prices include those in the delivery of the printed journal to the recipient's address and the delivery terms are delivered duly unpaid (DDU). The article also noted that the recipient is reponsible for paying any import duty tax. Furthermore, the paper provides information such as telephone numbers and an e-mail address for any inquiry concerning the journal subscription.

This report describes an informal study carried out by Blackwell Publishing to assess whether the copy-editing and proof-correction process alone results in a significant difference between the author's version and the publisher's version of an article accepted far publication. One hundred and eighty-nine articles were reviewed from 23 journals. The results indicate that a substantial number of changes are made. It is suggested that copy-editing has an equal role to play in both the printed and online environments, and that in the latter it contributes substantially to the accuracy of the electronic version. Copy-editing is therefore an important function within the publisher's overall responsibility towards the integrity of the article of record. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses developments about the periodical "FEMS Microbiology Reviews." Starting in January 2006, "FEMS Microbiology Reviews," along with the other journals of the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS), will be published by Blackwell Publishing Inc. The periodical will have a new layout and format. Furthermore, it will be published bi-monthly. The second FEMS Congress will be held in Madrid, Spain on July 4-8, 2006.