YAAAY!! I had the first chapter of my dissertation accepted for publication yesterday! It went through two different journals and and three rounds of revisions but finally I got word that it has been accepted. The Editor of this journal has been difficult to work with....He is a bit of a micro-manager. He re-wrote a number of sentences throughout the paper, and even changed words that slightly changed the meaning and tone of a few statements in the Discussion section of the paper. At this point I am tired of arguing with him and I and super glad it is accepted.