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PEDIATRICS Vol. 112 No. 6 December 2003, pp. 1413-1414

COMMENTARY

From Paper to Web-Based Submission: The Evolution of Pediatrics’ Manuscript Submission and Review

Michael T. Clarke, MA

Senior Managing Editor, Pediatrics
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1098

Jerold F. Lucey, MD

Editor, Pediatrics
Burlington, VT 05405-0068

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For some time now, Pediatrics has been grappling with one of the problems that every journal loves to have: a steadily increasing volume of manuscript submissions. Since 1995 computer software has helped us keep track of the whereabouts and history of this growing number of submissions. For more than half a decade this software has served us well, allowing us to find out, with just a few keystrokes, whether an article was with a reviewer, under revision with an author, waiting for a missing figure at our editorial office, or undergoing cosmetic surgery with one of our copyeditors. Although this software has been very good at telling us where a manuscript is located, it has not provided any help in getting it there. To move manuscripts back and forth, we have relied on a much older technology: the post. Although the system is generally reliable, it is either slow (in the case of standard mail) or expensive (in the case of express service). It is also labor-intensive. Our staff must open, address, mail, and track thousands of envelopes each year. In the years since the installation . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Address correspondence to Michael T. Clarke, MA, American Academy of Pediatrics, 141 Northwest Point Blvd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. E-mail: mclarke@aap.org




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