Letters to the Editor.Dear Editor: I am writing first to congratulate you and the NEHA NEHA National Environmental Health Association NEHA National Executive Housekeepers Association NEHA Northern Estates Homeowners Association (Indianapolis, Indiana) team on continuing to produce a very good publication--the Journal of Environmental Health. Although it has been a little while since I have had an article published in the Journal (September 1998), 1 want to let you know that I have received more inquiries about that article than about any other I have written (both from the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and from other countries)--and that I have had much positive feedback. This response demonstrates that the Journal is widely read and relevant to the environmental health community. Thank you for publishing my article and for providing a publication of this sort. I have received the Journal for a number of years now, and I would like to comment on a minor layout issue. The running footer In a document or report, common text that appears at the bottom of every page. It usually contains the page number. gives the month and year of publication and identifies the title of the Journal as "Environmental Health." I was wondering if it might be better for the footer to identify the volume and issue numbers as well as the date, and for the title to be changed to Journal of Environmental Health or some abbreviation abbreviation, in writing, arbitrary shortening of a word, usually by cutting off letters from the end, as in U.S. and Gen. (General). Contraction serves the same purpose but is understood strictly to be the shortening of a word by cutting out letters in the middle, of those words (e.g., Jnl. Environ en·vi·ron tr.v. en·vi·roned, en·vi·ron·ing, en·vi·rons To encircle; surround. See Synonyms at surround. [Middle English envirounen, from Old French environner . Health, 2000 (Nov), 63 (4)]. There are a couple of reasons for this suggestion: A number of other journals have similar names, so a more specific footer might decrease confusion and clarify the identity of the Journal. Often, readers photocopy articles. With the current footer, the correct name of the Journal and the volume and issue numbers may not be retained. As an example: I am involved in teaching of an undergraduate course in environmental health, and the students frequently reference articles from the Journal in their assignments. Because most students photocopy the articles, I have noticed that in nearly every instance they have referenced the Journal as "Environmental Health" instead of "Journal of Environmental Health" and have not included a volume or issue number. I hope that the above comments are helpful and thank you again for producing this quality publication. Sincerely, Dr. Thomas (language) Thomas - A language compatible with the language Dylan(TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan(TM). The first public release of a translator to Scheme by Matt Birkholz, Jim Miller, and Ron Weiss, written at Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Laboratory runs Tenkate, Senior Project Officer (Environmental Health) Brisbane Northside Public Health Unit, Queensland Queensland, state (1991 pop. 2,477,152), 667,000 sq mi (1,727,200 sq km), NE Australia. Brisbane is the capital; other important cities are Gold Coast, Toowoomba, Townsville, Rockhampton, Cairns, and Ipswich. Health Australia Dear Mr. Tenkate: Thank you for keeping in touch with us, and for sending suggestions about ways we might improve the Journal of Environmental Health. You have a valid point about the template (1) A pre-designed document or data file formatted for common purposes such as a fax, invoice or business letter. If the document contains an automated process, such as a word processing macro or spreadsheet formula, then the programming is already written and embedded in the we use for the footer, and we have added it to our list of things to consider the next time we meet about the Journal's design elements. Thank you once again for your feedback, and for your continued support of the National Environmental Health Association. The Editors |
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