I don't know about the timelines. I mean we've seen everything from 6 months for the Science paper to like what, 5 days for the Weasel paper? So I think it depends on what the editor had for breakfast. (grins) But seriously, it looks like there are quite a bit of politics involved in these journals as well. I'm sure there are fantastic important papers that are never published at one journal because they go against an editors beliefs or the politics of the moment.
I really do think that all the blah, blah, blah from the CAA * and "sources" are mostly just to keep us from kicking up to big a fuss and to buy some time. Which I understand. I would not want to be the DHHS/FDA/NIH (I add the CDC but no use mixing up the peas and carrots) when the paper does come out. And be seen as having my pants down around my ankles, no answers, no test, nothing about blood safety. I mean talk about a weiney roast, sheessss. (sorry guys, grins)
And the CFS/ME story is going to make the media very, very, very happy for at least a year. It has all the makings of a Pulitzer prize. I mean next to AIDES this is wonderful, corrupt government officials, tragic loss, big scary retrovirus. I mean I figure I'll see half of you guy on the The View or the Todays Show or some other show before the end of next year. (grins)
But I give it to till the 30th of August. If I don't see it before then I plan on screaming to the top of my lungs in the middle of highway 90 right across from channel 4. (grins)
* (note I thinks the CAA tries really hard to do the right thing)