These three papers are from a symposium on professional journals that was facilitated by Wim J. Nijhoff at the 1995 Academy of Human Resource Development (HRD) conference. "Advancing the Profession through Journals: The Editor-Author-Profession Partnership" (Gary N. McLean) describes the purpose and operation of the "Human Resource Development Quarterly," which was established in 1990 to provide a medium to foster the development of a community from a multidisciplinary group of HRD professionals. "Advancing the Profession through Journals: The PIQ Perspective" (Boyd Richards, Bill Coscarelli) reviews the experience of the editors of the "Performance Improvement Quarterly" during its first 7 years and focuses on the issues of ensuring the merit and worth of submitted manuscripts and maximizing the journal's influence on an emerging field. "'Adult Education Quarterly': A Forum for Research and Theory in Human Resource Development?" (Sean Courtney, John M. Dirks) positions the "Adult Education Quarterly" within the fields of adult education and human resource development, provides an overview of guidelines for preparing and submitting manuscripts for publication, describes the process used to review manuscripts, provides a profile of submitted manuscripts within a given year, and reflects on the future of research and publications in the field. (KC)