If slide quality is acceptable, the review process continues. Original slides are retained on file at ASA Headquarters. One complete set of slides and four copies of the manuscript are forwarded to an associate editor. The associate editor retains the slides and one manuscript copy. The associate editor forwards a copy of the manuscript to each of two or three reviewers for technical review.
Editor accepts slide set article for publication or rejects.
If rejected, all material is returned to the author. If accepted, one copy of slides are retained on file by the editor. Headquarters returns originals to author. Previously applicable formats do not have provisions for ensuring that journal readers always receive sufficient information about software to evaluate its utility. At the 1983 ASA annual meetings, the Editorial Board approved the following guidelines concerning publication of computer software articles.