jAAVSO

As we all know, the quality of scientific journals such as the Journal of the AAVSO, and the viability of its science, depend critically on careful, objective, and informed refereeing. The purpose of this document is to answer questions about the process and protocol of refereeing for JAAVSO and to convey our gratitude for the service performed by referees.

Revised Light Elements of 78 Southern Eclipsing Binary Systems

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Margaret Streamer
3 Lupin Place, Murrumbateman, NSW 2582, Australia

Jeff Byron
18 Albuera Road, Epping, NSW 2121, Australia

Long Term Photometric and Spectroscopic Monitoring of Semiregular Variable Stars

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Robert R. Cadmus, Jr.

Department of Physics, Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA 50112

Received September 12, 2014; revised December 8, 2014; accepted December 9, 2014

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Publication Schedule

The Journal of the AAVSO is published twice a year, June 15 (Number 1 of the volume) and December 15 (Number 2 of the volume). The submission window for inclusion in the next issue of JAAVSO closes six weeks before the publication date. A manuscript will be added to the table of contents for an issue when it has been fully accepted for publication upon successful completion of the referee process; these articles will be available online prior to the publication date.

Recent Maxima of 67 Short Period Pulsating Stars

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Gerard Samolyk

P.O. Box 20677, Greenfield, WI 53220

Received January 8, 2015; accepted January 8, 2015

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The Curious Case of ASAS J174600-2321.3: an Eclipsing Symbiotic Nova in Outburst?

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Stefan Hümmerich
Stiftstr. 4, Braubach, D-56338, Germany; American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO), Cambridge, MA;
Bundesdeutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Veränderliche Sterne e.V. (BAV), Berlin, Germany