FW: ATM "The New S&T": A suggestion.

[Sean Scott <sscott@prxm.com>]

>Well you do have a little control. I once submitted an article that
>S&T printed. It came out highly edited (which was a good thing in my
>case as I don't claim to be a writer)<G> Before it was printed I   
recieved
>a copy and a form to sign. I assume if I did not sign the article
>would be history. Legal stuff I quess.
>
>Bob Pfaff

True, Bob. When you submit an article for publication, they have to   
(should) provide you with a copy for approval if they make any editorial   
changes. That's simply because your name is on it and they changed it...   
They need to get your OK on their changes in order to guarantee that the   
article still conveys the message you want, etc.

I've had some articles published in technical publications before, and   
gone through numerous revisions and negotiations with editors to get the   
article printed the way I wanted, and even where in the journal it was   
included. (Sometimes space restrictions meant that examples, etc. were   
left out or abbreviated.) If they accepted it to start with, they   
probably want it and you should have some control over what gets   
published.

Sean Scott
sscott@prxm.com