Publication statements

The absurdities of publishing can be seen if one is to just look at publication statements from publishers...they can include useful information, but sometimes they just leave one more baffled... See some examples below:


In a mathematics magazine:
"...is published monthly except June and July, with a combined December/January issue..."

This one is actually a great example of what publishers should do:
"...is published in September, November, January, March and May..."

From a theological journal:
"...is published monthly except for combined issues in June/July and August/September..."

And then there is the disclaimer statement:
"...is published when enough material is available to warrant an issue..."

Tune in next time for fun with "submission guidelines."