Nancy Hamant to ORTA: a professional and ethical way

From Nancy Hamant, March 17, 2007

Subject: Fwd: ORTA's publishing flip-flop!

Dear Ms. Hanning and Mr. Seamon:

I am deeply concerned that ORTA has decided not to publish Dr.

Leone's quarterly report in it's upcoming journal. This appears to

be a decision made after the fact. Are all contributors told prior

to writing their piece for the ORTA Journal, that it may not

be distributed before the release of the ORTA Journal in

which it is to be printed? If writers are not told that, then

ORTA should print the said article in question and request

that the ORTA Board develop a policy that is then shared

with each contributor prior to their developing their articles.

This would be a professional and ethical way to deal with all

future submissions.

Nancy B. Hamant,