Introduction: As others see us Irving Louis Horowitz External Evaluation of Professional and Scholarly Publishing: A Panel Pages: 3 - 3
The education of academic authors Beth Luey External Evaluation of Professional and Scholarly Publishing: A Panel Pages: 4 - 10
Professional authors and publishing houses Lewis A. Coser External Evaluation of Professional and Scholarly Publishing: A Panel Pages: 11 - 14
Three myths about electronic publishing Edward M. Kurdyla External Evaluation of Professional and Scholarly Publishing: A Panel Pages: 15 - 21
Rethinking the accidental profession William N. Dunn External Evaluation of Professional and Scholarly Publishing: A Panel Pages: 22 - 27
The impact of new information on old publishing Paul G. Zurkowski External Evaluation of Professional and Scholarly Publishing: A Panel Pages: 28 - 32
The publishing decision: Managerial policy and its effect on editorial decision making—The case of romance publishing John Markert Also in This Issue Pages: 33 - 59
Laying the floor, or the history of the formation of the afro-American canon Claudia Tate Also in This Issue Pages: 60 - 78