Annette wrote:

> we want to stay away from "vanity" journals because no matter how
> wonderful and rigid the review process, as for Psych Record, 
apparently it is a kiss of death.

A minor point but the pedant in me requires that I note it. I would 
think that the journal Annette means to warn against is 
Psychological _Reports_. Record, reports, what's the difference, 
but I think in this case there is one. I believe _Record_ tends to 
publish articles which favour a behaviourist orientation, and 
probably does not have page charges (couldn't find any mention 
on their web page, which, as I think Annette pointed out, isn't a 
guarantee). I also think its reputation is secure.

But _Reports_, which, as its name indicates, publishes a large 
number of short reports of an, um, eclectic nature, does have 
page charges. Some, perhaps unfairly, have questioned the 
rigour of its review process.

Stephen
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