Publications Committee of the American Society of Andrology 1976-78

              Dr. Don W. Fawcett, President
American Society of Andrology
Departmen t of Anatomy
Harvard Medical School
25 Shattuck Street
Boston, Mass. 02115
Dear Dr. Fawcett,
June 23, 1977
When I wrote to you last, I was concerned about the new journal
"Archives of Andr010gy" and the consequences of three journals competing
for manuscripts and readership in a relatively restricted area. Your
letter of JUne 20 indicates that now we are facing the choice between
three and four andrological journals.
I have serious reservations about the probability of all these journals
maintaining good standards of quality and indeed surviving. However, the
possibility of USA-based and ASA-controlled journal is certainly attractive.
To me, the CBBnces of securing enough subscriptions and receiving enough
good manuscriptsto make this journal a success are extremely slim, but
from the enthusia'tic support of Williams and Wilkins I must conclude that
IDfY estimations may very well be wrong. If you are persuaded by the
arguments of Drs. Rosemberg and Albert and by the offer of Williams and
tvilkins that the "American Journal of Andrology" can become a viable
and "respectable" periodical, than. we should all help in starting th"
journal.
I am sorry if I did not go very much beyond re-iterating my original
concerns.
With warmest regards,
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