Note from the publisher

As Managing Editor of Benchmarking: An International Journal, here at Emerald, I would like to explain the benefits available to you when you become an author with Emerald.

In addition to achieving wide dissemination of your work by publishing with Emerald, our author relations service – the Literati Club – provides services and support for those authors who publish with an Emerald journal. It is a tangible expression of commitment by a publisher to its authors and editors, and the Club offers support and resources for all Emerald contributors worldwide.

The Literati Club offers the following benefits.

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  A “thank-you” to outstanding authors and editors.

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  An annual Awards for Excellence, which celebrates outstanding contributors among Club members in the following categories:

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  • Best Paper Award for each participating journal;

  • Editor of the Year;

  • Leading Editor Awards; and

  • Research Award.

Regular Literati Club Newsline. All major developments occurring within the Literati Club and Emerald as a whole are reported in this newsletter and guidance is given on publishing, writing and editing.

Privileged personal subscriptions to home address. Any Literati Club Member may at any time take out a personal subscription to an Emerald journal at one-third of the published price for delivery to a home address.

Complimentary personal subscription. You will personally receive a complimentary subscription to any Emerald journal in your area of interest if your library takes out a full-price subscription.

Calls for papers. All editors’ calls for papers in your areas of interest and previous paper keywords will be mailed or e-mailed to you personally.

Future publications and new journal ideas. Editors give priority consideration to all papers you submit yourself or on behalf of colleagues you wish to commend, and to new ideas for journal launches.

Photocopying rights

You are authorized to make up to 25 copies of any single article published by Emerald, without seeking prior permission, provided they are not for re-sale.

For further information about the Literati Club, please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors/index.htm;for further information about how to submit material to BIJ, please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/bij.htm

More specifically to BIJ, the usage statistics for 2003 to date have been excellent: there have been over 39,000 abstracts viewed in the period January-June 2003 alone. Over 26,200 papers were downloaded as a result of this. The most popular paper downloaded during this time was “Best practice in SME adoption of e-commerce” by Judith Jeffcoate, Caroline Chappell and Sylvie Feindt in issue 2 of Vol. 9.

We look forward to a successful year for BIJ in 2004.

Rosie KnowlesManaging Editorrknowles@emeraldinsight.com