Dear Tipsters, I am with Ken on this one. I have been successful in having articles published on both "higher" level and "lower" level journals, where high and low are defined as acceptance rate.
With regard to Perceptual and Motor Skills and Psychological Reports, it is my understanding that the editorial policy is something like this. All manuscripts are reviewed by two or three referees and every comment is provided to the author. The editor usually draws attention to ones that he/she regards as most important. The decision about revising and resubmitting is left largely in the author's hands, which means that complete rejection is rare. Leaving that decision aside, my own experience with these journals is that the quality of the comments is usually high. Because I have also served as a reviewer, I have seen manuscripts that vary widely in quality. Usually, however, there is something interesting in them. On a positive note, I have seen some research reports that could be published in the top journals. One very useful feature of these journals is that they publish replications and do not discriminate against the finding of no significant effect. And as Ken mentioned, they also welcome pilot studies. I think that this serves a very useful archival function. Sincerely, Stuart ___________________________________________________________________ Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: (819)822-9600, Extension 2402 Department of Psychology, Fax: (819)822-9661 Bishop's University, 2600 College Street, Sherbrooke (Borough of Lennoxville), Québec J1M 0C8, Canada. E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy ___________________________________________________________ ---
