Viewpoint 182 From the Editor MARTHA TACKER Dialogue 183 Confidentialy in the Peer-Review Process EDITORIAL POLICY COMMITTEE Annual Meeting Report 186 Electronic Publishing Demystified 186 Staffing for a Brave New World 187 Qualitative Research: Boot Camp for Editors 188 Research Integrity and Scientific Misconduct: Responses and Critical Issues 189 Multimedia Applications: Choosing an Information Delivery Medium That Meets Customer Needs 190 Assessing the Internal Logic of a Manuscript Features 191 The Care and Feeding of Reviewers ROY M PITKIN 192 Training Programs for Peer Reviewers for the Annals of Emergency Medicine Michael Callaham For Technical Communication. George F Hayhoe For Obstetrics & Gynecology. Roy M Pitkin 194 Reflections on a MacArthur Fellowship JOHN C BAILAR III 195 Scientific Editing Around the Globe: Russia MICHAEL LEVINTOV 196 Changes on the CBE Views Board and Staff MARTHA TACKER Departments 197 CBE ReViews WALTER PAGEL 199 Solution Corner DELLA MUNDY 201 Net Results SALLY EDWARDS 202 The Lighter View BARBARA COX 204 Letters to the Editor CBE News 207 A CBE Retreat: Authorship in Biomedical Publication 207 New Staff for CBE 208 1998 Annual Meeting Update DIANE SCOTT-LICHTER 208 New Short Course for Managing Editors 208 Scientific Style and Format: Errata 210 News about Members 210 Who's New in CBE 212 Calendar