May 2006; 32(2)

Editorial

Do you need a local reviewer? Igor Vlahovic

Article

Habits in information seeking. Jannica Heinström

Editing around the world

A survey of medical journal publishing in Japan: language of publication and trends in publishing formats. Brian Harrison, J Patrick Barron, Kozue Iijima, Raoul Breugelmans, Keiko Yamamoto

From the literature

Popularity versus prestige. Liz Wager
EASE-Forum digest: January–March 2006. Elise Langdon-Neuner (compiler)

Book reviews

Noah Lukeman: The art of punctuation (reviewed by John Glen)
Herbert Grüttemeier and Barry Mahon: Open access to scientific and technical information: state of the art and future trends (reviewed by Mira Zore-Armanda)
More on fraud in science: footnote to a book review. Bob Huggan

News from committees

EASE Council update. Georgianna Oja
Programme Committee: 7th report. Jenny Gretton

Regular features

News Notes. Margaret Cooter
News from editing societies. Jane Sykes
Forthcoming meetings, courses and BELS examinations
Membership list additions and changes