Publication in College & Research Libraries: Accepted, rejected, and published papers, 1980-1991

Abstract

The authors examine characteristics of authorship, editorial decisions, and reviewer assessments for accepted and rejected papers for College & Research Libraries (C&RL) based on over a decade of internal records (private correspondence and reviewer assessments) made available to them. Noting the wider literature dealing with publishing in refereed journals, this study makes com-parisons to that literature and suggests directions for future research. The authors found that C&RL editors and reviewers conducted their work without major disagreement or rancor. Refereeing has indeed served the journal's readership well.