| Abstrakt: |
There was little change in the numbers of papers submitted to JRFin 1984 (Table 1) and the acceptance rate will again be about 50%. More papers were published in 1984 (Table 2) but the average length of each paper is still increasing, and this affects the number of editorial pages used— the JRFCouncil of Management again allowed more than the normal 1500 pages. Publication time (from receipt of submitted paper to time of publication) has increased slightly, mainly due to delays at the printers, although referees and authors are also more tardy than is desirable (see Tables 3 &5). Since 1 January 1983 the letters sent to referees requesting assessment of the submitted paper have been stamped to indicate the date by which the paper should be returned to the Editorial Office. As Table 3 shows, only about half the referees have returned their paper by the |
