Dr. Don W. Fawcett, President American Society of Andrology Departmen t of Anatomy Harvard Medical School 25 Shattuck Street Boston, Mass. 02115 Dear Dr. Fawcett, June 23, 1977 When I wrote to you last, I was concerned about the new journal "Archives of Andr010gy" and the consequences of three journals competing for manuscripts and readership in a relatively restricted area. Your letter of JUne 20 indicates that now we are facing the choice between three and four andrological journals. I have serious reservations about the probability of all these journals maintaining good standards of quality and indeed surviving. However, the possibility of USA-based and ASA-controlled journal is certainly attractive. To me, the CBBnces of securing enough subscriptions and receiving enough good manuscriptsto make this journal a success are extremely slim, but from the enthusia'tic support of Williams and Wilkins I must conclude that IDfY estimations may very well be wrong. If you are persuaded by the arguments of Drs. Rosemberg and Albert and by the offer of Williams and tvilkins that the "American Journal of Andrology" can become a viable and "respectable" periodical, than. we should all help in starting th" journal. I am sorry if I did not go very much beyond re-iterating my original concerns. With warmest regards, 9' //" ./ . /' Andrzej Bartke .J