Book review

From 1968 to 1975, the Committee on Editorial Policy of the Council of Biology Editors met several times a year to discuss editorial guidelines for scientific journals. The Scientific Journal: Editorial Policies and Practices summarizes the Committee´s answers to editorial problems. In this reference book, author Lois DeBakey advises editors how to decide which policies and practices will suit their journals best and how reviewers and authors can judge a manuscript´s readiness for publication in the journals.