[comp.org.acm] Publications

zweben@CIS.OHIO-STATE.EDU (Stu Zweben) (05/30/91)

Recent postings have commented about the lateness of a couple of ACM's
publications.  The Publications Board is aware of this, and has appointed
a task force (of which I am a member) to try to deal with it.

The current status of TOCS, as last I heard it reported, was that it was
around 6 months behind schedule.  The good news was that the paper flow
in that publication had improved, so that hopefully it will start catching
up.

TOSEM is off to a late start, and it won't start publishing for several
more months.  Those of you who have already subscribed to it will notice
that you've received a credit towards your next year's subscription; this
appears in your renewal notice.  Starting a publication is nontrivial, and
requires enough high quality papers to sustain beyond the first issue.  
The paper flow to sustain the journal appears has required longer time than
expected.

Stu Zweben