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[Posted on behalf of Pierre Isabelle by Robert Dale]
  
Book reviews are edited by Graeme Hirst. We continue to publish one  or two  reviews in each issue, a smaller number than in the past as fewer books overall are being published in computational linguistics  nowadays.
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At the beginning of year 2008, there were four submissions in the Squibs pipeline. In the course of year 2008, 9 additional papers were (re-) submitted. At the end of 2008, there were 2 submissions left in the pipeline. Thus, 11 decisions were made over the year.  
  
However, a new series of CL books edited by Graeme Hirst recently began publication. In order to avoid a conflict of interest, reviews of these books will be coordinated by our squibs editor, Pierre Isabelle, with Graeme out of the loop.
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The results were as follows:
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  * 1 paper accepted
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  * 7 papers rejected
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  * 3 invitations to revise
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The mean time taken for these decisions was 75 days.
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Thus far, 5 papers have been (re-) submitted to the Squibs Editor in 2007.
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Also, I have started to handle some book reviews on behalf of Graeme Hirst, for books published in a series he is editing for Morgan & Claypool.

Latest revision as of 07:37, 8 July 2009

Squibs Report [Posted on behalf of Pierre Isabelle by Robert Dale]

At the beginning of year 2008, there were four submissions in the Squibs pipeline. In the course of year 2008, 9 additional papers were (re-) submitted. At the end of 2008, there were 2 submissions left in the pipeline. Thus, 11 decisions were made over the year.

The results were as follows:

 * 1 paper accepted 
 * 7 papers rejected
 * 3 invitations to revise 

The mean time taken for these decisions was 75 days.

Thus far, 5 papers have been (re-) submitted to the Squibs Editor in 2007.

Also, I have started to handle some book reviews on behalf of Graeme Hirst, for books published in a series he is editing for Morgan & Claypool.