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III. Editorial Remarks

During this period, many subscribers and friends wrote valuable suggestions to office about improvement of Wheat Information Service. Also, some organizations like SIMMYT proposed cooperative projects to develop world- wide reputation of this journal, especially in the developing countries, where important genetic resources and practical problems are unrevealed because of lack of international information systems. Editorial office would like to express thanks for these cooperations.

From the next issue, we are going to accept some model changes of the journal as followed. New regulation is seen in the attached sheet, and in detail in the next issue No. 81.

(1) Name of Journal
Some proposed changing the name of the journal to adapt for competitive world of modem science, and some wanted to keep this traditional title. Conclusively, we decided to use
Wheat Information Service with subtitle of The International Journal of Wheat Genetics and Breeding.

(2) Contents
As already started in this or previous issues, WIS include
Research Information, informal information, methods and ideas for research progress, in addition to Articles, which are scientific research reports with reviewing system by authorities. Also, List of Genetic Resources, Bibliography on wheat research, and Review Articles are continuously included.

(3) Donation System
For last 5 years, WIS has been financially supported 100% by Kihara Memorial Foundation. But this is not fare, and has some limitation. Therefore, voluntary donation system will be introduced from next year, in which subscribers will be asked to contribute donation about \2000 (US$25) per year. But at the same time, we should accept the point that there are some wheat researchers in the world who have economical or social difficulties for payment. Donation system is based on the idea of mutual development.

In the present issue, we are glad to have informative articles, and several manuscripts have already been sent to reviewers. Thanks for your cooperation.

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