Bob: I certainly would not advocate playing that game, "Which Publication is Most Prestigious?". If given the choice, I believe that there is probably a more effective way to conduct performance appraisals within the ivory towers. On the other hand, those of us who hope for the affirmation that we can continue to do this (teach and be profs.) past the sixth year have no alternative, or at least it looks that way from this side of the fence. Laura Pincus