August 2005; 31(3)

Editorial

Will lo cal language publications re place major English journals? Hervé Maisonneuve

Articles

Outsourcing and the future of editing. Terry Clayton

How do scientists read and write book reviews? James Hartley

Editing around the world

A survey of medical journal publishing in Japan: editorial board strucure, review systems and ethics. J Pat rick Barron, Brian Har ri son, Kozue Iijima, Raoul Breugelmans, Keiko Yamamoto

Viewpoints

Should editors train authors in science communication? Ana and Matko Marusic

The Science Citation Index and Europe: a point of view. Mira Zore-Armanda

Re ports of meetings

Habits in science communication and science publishing: EASE seminar. Hervé Maisonneuve

Innovation in publishing 2005: Lon don College of Communication conference. Ailbhe Darcy

Editing sci ence for the global com mu nity: CSE 48th annual meeting. Heather Shebel, Moira John son-Vekony, Coleen Ad am son, Stacy Christiansen

EASE-Forum digest

March –June 2005. Elise Langdon-Neuner (compiler)

Book re views

APA: Con cise rules of APA style (reviewed by John Kirkman)

Vivian Cook: Acomodating brocolli in the cemetary or why can’t any body spell (reviewed by Birte Twisselmann)

CJ Moore: In other words: a lan guage lover’s guide to the most intriguing words around the world (reviewed by John W Glen)

Solomon Posen: The doctor in literature: satisfaction or resentment? (reviewed by Carolyn Brimley Norris)

News from committees

EASE Council update. Georgianna Oja

Publications committee. Hervé Maisonneuve

Programme committee: 5th re port. Georgianna Oja

Regular features

The Editors’ WebWatch. Moira Vekony

News Notes. Margaret Cooter

News from editing societies. Jane Sykes

Forth coming meetings, courses and BELS ex aminations

The Edi or’s Book shelf. Jane Moody

Membership list additions and changes