title: Dear author--advice from a retiring editor.
abstract: This commentary, detailing the handling of a manuscript by the editor and guiding authors on preparing manuscripts and responding to reviews, provides parting advice to authors from a retiring editor. A close reading of this commentary will give some insight into the editorial process at the American Journal of Epidemiology through the observations of one of its editors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Samet
mesh_terms: D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011643:Publishing; D014956:Writing