GUEST EDITORIAL: GETTING PUBLISHED IN JTFS

Getting published, particularly in a peer-reviewed journal, is vital to a scientist's professional reputation. however, the needs of authors have to be balanced against the expectations of readers. the task of maintaining a balance rests with the journals, their editors and their reviewers. of course, authors, readers, reviewers and editors can be the same people wearing different hats at different times—it is not a matter of 'them' versus 'us' but all of us trying to find the best balance in the interests of science.