Notes from the Editor

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In my “Notes” in the March 2002 issue, I announced several modifications that we have introduced into the APSR's review process. Here I will simply refer again to two new procedures that are included in our “Instructions to Contributors”; I highlight these, not because they are the most important of the new procedures, but because they seem to have escaped the notice of many authors. First, when you submit a paper to the APSR, you are also invited to suggest the names of appropriate reviewers. Of course, we do not guarantee that we will follow your suggestions, but so far we have found these suggestions quite helpful. A second, and more mundane, instruction is to submit an electronic (i.e., diskette), anonymous version of your manuscript along with the requisite number of paper copies; having an electronic version on hand can greatly expedite the review process in certain circumstances.