Editor's report.

• Author: Hamilton, Jonathan H.
• Position: Editorial

From January 1, 2002, through December 31, 2002, the Editorial Office received 244 new manuscript submissions. The following table lists the time in the editorial process for the 215 manuscripts submitted during 2002 for which the authors received a first decision by March 31, 2003.

Time from Receipt of Manuscript to Notification of Author:

Months Percentage of Submissions 0-3 60.5% 3-4 14.4% 4-5 8.4% 5-6 6.5% 6-9 6.9% 9+ 3.3% At their April 2003 meeting, the Board of Trustees of the Southern Economic Association named two new co-editors for terms beginning July 1, 2003. They are Professor Julie Hotchkiss of Georgia State University (currently on leave at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta) and Professor Dek Terrell of Louisiana State University. Professor Kent Kimbrough of Duke University continues to serve as a co-editor. The three co-editors will be working with the new editor, Professor Laura Razzolini of the University of Mississippi, to continue to improve the Journal.

On behalf of the Association, I thank Professor Robert Margo of Vanderbilt University and Professor Thomas Stratmann of George Mason University for their service as co-editors for the past two years.

The Board of Trustees also named the following new associate editors for terms beginning July 1, 2003:

Christopher R. Bollinger, University of Kentucky

William A. Darity, Jr., University of North Carolina

Douglas D. Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University

Amy Farmer, University of Arkansas

Jonathan H. Hamilton, University of Florida

Christopher L. Hanes, SUNY Binghamton

Robert A. Margo, Vanderbilt University

Paul Pecorino, University of Alabama

Pietro Peretto, Duke University

David Ribar, George Washington University

William Shughart II, University of Mississippi

Thomas Stratmann, George Mason University

On behalf of my fellow co-editors, we thank the Board of Associate Editors and our many referees for their help in our editorial tasks.

Effective August 1, 2003, the editorial office moved to the University of Mississippi. All new manuscripts should be sent to:

Professor Laura Razzolini, Editor

Southern Economic Journal

Department of Economics

University of Mississippi

Holman Hall 373/P.O. Box 1848

University, MS 38677-1848, USA

Office Phone: 662-915-1388

Office Fax: 662-915-6943

E-mail: sej@olemiss.edu

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