Explanation Re: Comments on modern physics 1560-5892 Christopher Schneider 03 Feb 2000 18:57 UTC

Dear Ms Copin,

I am copying below the text from the letter we sent out to subscribers when
we made the change.  Please let me know if you have any further questions or
need more information.  For any editorial questions about the Comments
series, the editor handling this series is located in Paris -
Contact: Mr John Lindquist - 1 4201 6500.  Thank you,

Chris Schneider - IPD for The Gordon and Breach Publishing Group
<christopher.schneider@gbhap.com>
http://www.gbhap.com

Letter sent to subscribers :

Important announcement for subscribers . .

COMMENTS� ON MODERN PHYSICS                             ISSN: 1560-5892
   Section A:  Comments� on Nuclear and Particle Physics
ISSN: 0010-2709
   Section B:  Comments� on Condensed Matter Physics
ISSN: 0885-4483
   Section C:  Comments� on Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
ISSN: 0374-2806
   Section D:  Comments� on Atomic and Molecular Physics
ISSN: 0010-2687
   Section E:  Comments� on Astrophysics and Space Based Science
ISSN: 0146-2970

Beginning in the 1999 subscription year, the Comments� series of journals
will publish a bi-monthly journal entitled Comments� on Modern Physics
(ISSN: 1560-5892).  Each individual section will continue to publish
separately twice per year.  As  research becomes more interactive between
the five fields of physics covered by Comments�, the Editors of the series
decided that the compartmentalization of these fields in separate
periodicals did not always help
the reader and specialist to keep abreast of the most significant
developments in all modern physics, especially now that many archival
budgets can only allow for some, and not all, of the five titles.

This change will significantly reduce the price of current subscriptions to
these sections. The 1999 rate for the new journal will be slightly more than
the price of just one current section, yet the amount of material published
will be the same as is now for all sections. Originally published in a
pocket-size format, the page size of Comments� on Modern Physics will be
increased to a 6" x 9" format to account for the greater amount of material
and more suitable archiving
purposes.  Papers will focus more on the future direction of current
research rather than the review articles that have currently appeared.  In
Spring 1999,  Comments� on Modern Physics will commence publishing
bi-monthly issues under a new numbering sequence.  1999 will publish Volume
I, Issues 1-6; Year 2000 will publish Volume II, Issues 1-6; etc.

Comments� on Modern Physics will first publish the material that later
appears in all five sections, and, will be lower in cost (EUR700/US$850)
than the price of two sections.

If you have paid your last renewal subscription you need take no further
action to automatically receive your 1999 subscription to Comments� on
Modern Physics. Your payment reflects an introductory discount of @ 15% on
the subscription price of Comments� on Modern Physics.

If you have not paid your last renewal subscription we are also offering an
introductory discount on the subscription price of Comments� on Modern
Physics.  You can subscribe now at a rate of EUR600 (US$724) as indicated on
the enclosed invoice.

The following subscriptions are offered for 1999. If you wish to continue
with your subscription to just one section please contact one of the
addresses listed above.

Title                                                   Volume / Issues
Annual Price
Comments� on Modern Physics                             Volume I  (issues
1-6)    US$850/�500/EUR700

Comments� on Nuclear and Particle Physics                       Volume IA
(issues 1-2)    US$430/�260/EUR360
Comments� on Condensed Matter Physics                   Volume IB (issues
1-2)            US$430/�260/EUR360
Comments� on Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion       Volume IC (issues
1-2)    US$430/�260/EUR360
Comments� on Atomic and Molecular Physics               Volume ID (issues
1-2)    US$430/�260/EUR360
Comments� on Astrophysics and Space Based Science       Volume IE  (issues
1-2)    US$430/�260/EUR360

IPD Customer Services

-----Original Message-----
From: Isabelle Copin [mailto:ISABELLE.COPIN@BNF.FR]
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 12:45 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Comments on modern physics 1560-5892

Does anybody in the list understand what is happening with Comment on
modern physics (Gordon and Breach) ?
First there were several series of Comments :
Comments on modern physics part B
Comments on plasma physics and controlled fusion
Comments on nuclear and particle physics
Comments on atomic and molecular physics
Comments on astrophysics and space based science.
ISSN online says they merged in 1999 to form one title, "Comments on modern
physics".
We never received the old series, except Comment on atomic and molecular
physics, received until 1996. We are currently receiving the new Comments
on modern physics since march 1999.
But, we have just received two issues of two old series, dated 1999 (ie.
after the merge) !
I am wondering if the old series are keeping on continuing while the new
title is being published ? If anybody has any clue about this case, I would
be very happy to hear it.

Isabelle Copin
Biblioth�que nationale de France
Gestion centralis�e des acquisitions - P�riodiques
 <ISABELLE.COPIN@BNF.FR>