Because of their far-reaching significance, all scientific or technical papers offered for publication in the official NACE magazine “Corrosion” are carefully reviewed by the Editorial Review Committee—a subcommittee of the Publications Committee.
At present, the committee consists of five members including the chairman. Another member will be included to reduce the work of each present member and also to facilitate the processing of papers. The chairman is selected from the committee membership on a rotating basis and holds his office for one year. At the conclusion of his term, he must retire from the committee. Thus one new member is added to the committee each year. The Editorial Review Committee membership is so constituted that a diversified field of corrosion interests is represented. Committee members usually supplement their own review efforts by consulting persons who have specialized knowledge and experience on the subject matter referred to in the papers. Where considered desirable, authors of papers are given the benefit of suggested modifications, adjustments or inclusions.
The authors of papers, as well as the readers of “Corrosion,” mutually benefit by the review procedure. When a paper has been accepted for publication, the authors have the added satisfaction of knowing the information contained has been adjudged a well presented and worthwhile contribution to the fund of knowledge on corrosion or its mitigation. Readers can feel secure in knowing that established NACE standards for papers are being maintained through the review process.
The Editorial Review Committee, or any component of an association as large as the NACE, is of necessity dependent on others within the organization in order that its duties may be satisfactorily discharged. Dr. Ivy M. Parker and Norman Hamner, the editor and managing editor respectively of “Corrosion,” are among the many who fully cooperate in our efforts and whose advice and guidance are invaluable.
To maintain the prestige of “Corrosion” as the foremost source of published scientific and technical information on corrosion and its mitigation, requires a steady supply of constructive papers to the Editorial Review Committee. The committee welcomes and is always glad to review voluntary papers on corrosion matters when they are offered through the office of the Executive Secretary of NACE. Papers presented at the various symposia during the annual conference are one source of supply to the review committee. However, other sources of papers are both desirable and necessary in order to accomplish our aim. There are a large number of worthwhile papers on corrosion subjects presented before sectional and regional NACE groups during the course of each year. A large number of these papers are never offered for subsequent publication in “Corrosion.” Our sectional and regional officers can be most helpful in this endeavor if they will ask the authors who address their respective groups to provide a finished copy of the presented paper along with authorization to offer it for publication. All authors should be furnished a copy of the “Guide for Preparation and Presentation of Papers” which will be most valuable to them in writing a paper for “Corrosion.” Another means of securing papers on corrosion subjects would be those papers which have been published or presented outside official NACE circles, provided they represent subjects of wide interest and would not normally come to the attention of the majority of readers of “Corrosion.”
Through cooperative effort, the Editorial Review Committee will continue to strive for papers of top quality for publication in “Corrosion.” Ideas and suggestions are always welcome.
Current members of the committee, in addition to the chairman, are F. N. Alquist, T. P. May, J. W. Ryznar and A. W. Tracy.
