Re: Standard practices re: vol. numbers for combined issues or skipped issues? Mina Muessigmann 06 Mar 2007 21:02 UTC

Please DON'T just skip the number.
That leaves us all wondering whether or not it was ever published.
Thanks,
MM

At 09:21 AM 3/5/2007, you wrote:
>Hello all-
>
>I  hope this is not  a repeat request and that it is an appropriate
>request. I did try to  search the archives.
>
>This is an area outside my  expertise.
>
>I have been  asked to find out if there are standard  practices for
>numbering volumes that  serials engage in  in when issues are  combined or
>skipped.
>
>Right now we include a Vol. number , with No. X," where X corresponds to
>the week of the year.
>
>We'll be producing one combined issue this year, so we will effectively be
>skipping an issue.  Is it standard practice to *not* skip a number, even
>though we're skipping an issue? How do other magazines that do double
>issues during the year treat this?
>
>Thank you,
>
>Mari
>
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Mina Muessigmann
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