Viewpoint 38 From the Guest Editor BLAIRE V MOSSMAN Article 39 The Role of Managing Editor: An Overview GARY M SMITH 44 Traumatized by Technology: Future Shock in Publishing Education STEPHANIE MEDLOCK 48 Executive Editor: A Scientist's Odyssey LEWIS I GIDEZ Dialogue 53 An Editor-in-Chief's Perspective on Recruiting and Training a Managing Editor MARK L DYKEN 55 A Managing Editor's Perspective on Recruiting and Training a Managing Editor MARILYN YURK 57 Recommendations for Recruiting and Training a Managing Editor MARK L DYKEN AND MARILYN YURK Features 58 One Road to Becoming a Managing Editor LEILYN PERRI 59 Training Editors in Eastern Africa HELEN VAN HOUTEN 61 What a Managing Editor Should Know: Backward and Forward Reflections MURRIE W BURGAN 61 Resources in Training BLAIRE V MOSSMAN 62 Locknet: The International Peer-Review Research Network FIONA GODLEE Departments 63 CBE ReViews WALTER PAGEL 64 Solution Corner DELLA MUNDY 66 Net Results SALLY EDWARDS 67 CBE InterViews DOMENIC FUCCILLO 69 The WordWatcher LORRAINE LOVIGLIO 70 The Lighter View BARBARA COX 71 Letters to the Editor CBE News 72 Woodford to Keynote 1997 Meeting 72 Window on The Mack Printing Group 73 Highlights of the CBE Board Meeting 73 Committee Report: Information Management LEE MILLER 74 CBE-EASE-AESE Announce 3rd Joint Meeting ARLY ALLEN 74 News About Members 75 Who's New in CBE 76 Calendar