Editorial, proof-reading and English language assistance for this manuscript came from Katharina Gangel, Tobias Morat, Ulrike Müller, Sven Lünzer, and Friederike Rosenfeld, expert advice from Peter Preuss.
And because this document doesn't reflect the editorial and proofing changes that the book underwent during the typesetter's page layout process, the author's Word file that winds up as an e-book is often full of errors.
You correctly note that the State of Georgia, by forcing capital defendants to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they are mentally retarded, has eviscerated the Supreme Court's ruling in Atkins v. Virginia, which held that the Constitution prohibits the execution of the mentally retarded ("An Intolerable Burden of Proof," editorial, Nov. 30).
Authors who have massaged their book to perfection during the editorial and page proof stage may be dismayed to learn that the electronic version readers are purchasing and reading frequently represents an earlier effort.
The pre-publication history for this paper can be accessed here: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/13/154/prepub The authors thank Mrs. Kaye Schreyer for editorial assistance and proof reading.
But this race is on the radar screen because Mr. Stark, who has not faced a serious challenge in years, has been knocked off his game many times by competition — a situation illustrated by his announcement at California newspaper editorial board meeting, absent any proof, that some of its members had donated to his primary opponent.
In the Sri Lankan model of journal publication, the total fixed costs of publication are minimal, as editorial services, peer review and proofing services are volunteered.
Representative Pete Stark, a California Democrat of 38 years, perhaps illustrated this best when he marched into a San Francisco Chronicle editorial board meeting and announced, without proof, that some of its members had donated to his primary opponent.
More proof of that: The editorial and authorial responses to the fury Stanley's piece provoked made the situation worse.
Under neither case would observed equal acceptance rates be a proof of lack of editorial bias.
Other than that, same process except that I don't work on every page other than to proof it or offer a few editorial comments.
