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693.1.2 IntervieweesThe three specialized informants were university professors working in the US atthe time of the interviews (1994). They are: the BR editor of the Journal of the AmericanChemical Society (JACS) for 20 years, who has recently retired from the University ofMichigan; the BR editor of Studies in Second Language Acquisition (SSLA), who worksas a professor of linguistics at Michigan State University; and the editor of the Journalof Economic Literature (JEL), who works as an economics professor at StanfordUniversity.3.1.3 ProceduresThe procedures adopted to carry out the interviews varied according to thegeographical location of each editor and to their preferences as to the mode ofcommunication. The chemist lives in Ann Arbor where the initial part of the researchwas done, therefore I met him personally and tape-recorded all three sessions ofapproximate 90 minutes each. Afterwards, the tapes resulting from these sessions weretranscribed and analyzed.The interviews with the economist happened in three shorter sessions totaling 60minutes. These sessions were also taped and later transcribed and analyzed, with thedifference that the economist was interviewed over the telephone since he lived inCalifornia, and for practical reasons, was unable to be reached personally.Also for practical reasons, the linguist chose to be interviewed through theelectronic mail. In observation of e-mail restrictions of time and space, each morning for