Why Publish? and the Editorial Process

Volume 35 number 1 (2007)

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Paula Szkody

Department of Astronomy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195

Abstract

This paper summarizes the reasons why publishing astronomical observations is valuable for the observer and the community, and provides a description of the publication process from the submission of a paper to a journal, through its acceptance, and the final journey through the publication process to produce final electronic and paper versions.