Abstract :
Getting published, particularly in a peer-reviewed journal, is vital to a scientist s professional reputation. However, the needs of authors have to be balanced against the expectations of readers. The task of maintaining a balance rests with the journals, their editors and their reviewers. Of course, authors, readers, reviewers and editors can be the same people wearing different hats at different times—it is not a matter of them versus us but all of us trying to find the best balance in the interests of science.
