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Arch Derm Syphilol. 1937;36(2):360.

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The chief criticism of the ARCHIVES that has come to the editor's attention relates to delay in the publication of original articles. This has been partly remedied by a temporary increase in the size of the journal. It is hoped that delay may be lessened further by decreasing the length of articles. Mere deletion of useless words not only conserves space but strengthens a presentation. An occasional lengthy article will be accepted, when it represents an unusual amount of high class original work and would be lessened in value by being shortened. Many lengthy contributions, however, would be increased in value if they were shortened. The longer the article, the fewer the readers, is a well known saying.

At the risk of giving offense, the editor has frequently urged contributors to shorten their manuscripts, especially to omit tabulations of material which is adequately described in the text. Some tables are . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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