Editorial

Abstract

The rate of submission to The Auk, of both regular articles and short communications, remains healthy.Concurrently, the quality of manuscripts, as assessed by the editorial review process, is excellent.This predicament, actually an embarrassment of riches, means that I must be highly selective in accepting manuscripts.The immediate result is reflected in the quality of the journal.The obverse is in the authors' disappointment.Many publishable papers are rejected.Rejection does not mean this work is inadequate, only that a complex decision was made that considers my desire for a balance of content, page limits, perceived readers' interest, and other subtle factors.