PEDIATRICS Vol. 66 No. 5 November 1980, pp. 808-809
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Confessions of a Manuscript Reviewer

Abraham B. Bergman MD1

1 Children's Orthopedic Hospital and Box C-5371, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105

Stop the presses! Reviewer A, that nameless, faceless, and heartless cad who pierces one's most treasured literary prose with cynical barbs, is finally emerging from the closet. The umpire is doffing his mask and chest protector to tell the pitchers how to hit the strike zone. The curricula vitae of aspiring academicians are about to be fattened. The occasion? I'm leaving the editorial board of Pediatrics. Unfortunately, it's not because I'm being lured away by the big bucks of a competitor journal. I'd jump at the chance. In order to infuse fresh blood into the ranks, six consecutive years is as long as anyone can serve on committees of the American Academy of Pediatrics, including the editorial board of Pediatrics.