All manuscripts, including symposia, will be judged by qualified reviewers according to established criteria for technical merit. The review procedure begins in the editorial office as a Key Reader is assigned by the Editor or Associate Editor. The Key Reader chooses one or two reviewers for the manuscript and submits his recommendation, based on his own and the reviewers' judgments, to the editorial office. The Editor or Associate Editor then makes a final decision on the paper. Submission of a manuscript is representation that it has neither been copyrighted, published, nor submitted elsewhere for publication.
Prior publication is a basis for rejection.
Appearance in a conference proceedings or similar special presentation with limited distribution is not necessarily prior publication. In such cases, the article should be so referenced. Manuscripts should represent completed original work embodying the results of extensive field, plant, laboratory, or theoretical investigation, or new interpretations of existing problems. Material must be considered to have significant permanent value. In addition to technical acceptability, material should be presented clearly and concisely.