Paper handling

The Managing Editor will assign each submitted paper to a Co-Editor, who will be responsible for evaluating the paper and ultimately making a decision on it. A Co-Editor will typically send a paper to one or more referees, one of whom will in many cases be an Associate Editor of the journal.

Submission of revised versions

Authors given the option to revise and resubmit a paper are expected to complete a revision within 18 months of their being notified of the decision. A revised version submitted within 18 months will not incur a new submission fee. A revised version submitted more than 18 months after the author is notified of the decision will normally be treated as a new submission (and will incur a submission fee), though the coeditor handling the paper has the discretion to treat such a paper as a resubmission.

Accepted papers

Accepted papers will be available on the journal website soon after acceptance. They will be copy-edited and formatted before publication. Papers will generally be published in the order of receipt of the final versions; exceptions may be made to group together related papers. Issues will be published quarterly and grouped into yearly volumes for hard-copy printing.