What is the acceptance rate for manuscripts submitted to the
Journal?
Approximately 60% of manuscripts submitted to
the Journal are accepted for publication.
What is the refereeing procedure for
Journal manuscripts?
Manuscripts submitted to the Journal are
initially reviewed for suitability by the Technical
Editor-in-Chief. Then, using an extensive database of
environmental experts who have published within the last 12
months, the Technical Editor-in-Chief forwards manuscripts to
reviewers with expertise in the appropriate subject areas. A
minimum of three reviews is required for each Journal
manuscript. Reviewer and Editor comments are forwarded to the
primary author for rebuttal and revisions. If the revisions meet
the reviewers’ and Editor’s approval, the manuscript is formally
accepted for publication in the Journal.
What is Rapid Review?
Rapid ReviewÓ
is a Web-based peer review system developed and owned by
Cadmus Communications Corporation. On May 1, 2003, the
Journal began using Rapid Review (version 2.0) to manage online
submittal and peer-review of its manuscripts. Journal
authors and reviewers can access Rapid Review anytime—day or
night—to quickly and easily submit or review manuscripts,
monitor progress and due dates, complete necessary forms and
paperwork, query editorial staff, and other related functions.
What is the Journal’s policy regarding
submittal of previously published material?
With the following exceptions, previously
published work will not be considered for publication in the
Journal:
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Papers presented at conferences sponsored by the Air & Waste
Management Association and
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Works published in abstract form or as part of a published
lecture, review, or thesis.
What is the Journal’s page charge policy
and why is it necessary?
The Journal established a mandatory author
page-charge policy in 1997 to help offset the increasing costs
of producing a monthly technical publication. As of May 2003,
page charges are $79/Journal page for A&WMA members, $89/page
for all others. Authors are invoiced for page charges when they
receive page proofs of the articles, and full payment must be
received before publication. Payment of page charges entitles
the primary or corresponding author to a PDF copy of the
published paper for limited distribution—rights and limitations
will be conveyed along with PDF.
How can I obtain reprints of Journal
articles?
For authors of manuscripts that are scheduled
for publication in the Journal, you will have the opportunity to
order reprints when you are sent your article page proofs for
review.
For single reprints of articles published in
the Journal, please contact A&WMA Publications Coordinator Nancy
Bernheisel for availability and pricing, at e-mail:
nbernheisel@awma.org; phone: ++1-412-232-3444, ext. 3179.
PLEASE NOTE: A&WMA members can view
and print single copies of all Journal articles published after
December 1996 by visiting the online archive at
http://secure.awma.org/journal/Archives.aspx.
How can I obtain permission to reuse
material published in the Journal?
All permission requests should be directed to
Copyright Clearance Center.
What services currently index/cite the
Journal?
The following are some of the services that
index or cite Journal articles:
- Analytical Abstracts
- Applied Science & Technology Index/Abstracts
- Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
-- Environmental RouteNet
-- Environmental Sciences & Pollution
Management
--
Industrial and Applied Microbiology
Abstracts
-- Pollution Database
- Chemical Abstracts
- Compendex
- Environmental Knowledgebase
- Environmental Periodicals Bibliography
- Med-Line
- National Library for the Environment
- Science Citation Index (SCI)
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