The editorial board plays a vital role in ensuring the success and quality of the
journal. Each member contributes their expertise and dedication to enhance the publication’s
impact and
reputation. Their key responsibilities include:
- ➢ Expertise in subject matter
- ➢ Reviewing submitted manuscripts.
- ➢ Advising on journal policy and scope.
- ➢ Identifying subjects and conferences for special issues which they might also help to
organize
and/or guest edit.
- ➢ Attracting new authors and submissions.
- ➢ Ideally submitting some of their own work for consideration.
- ➢ It is editor responsibility to ensure a consistent supply of high-quality manuscripts
in quantities
sufficient to maintain the journal's publishing schedule; if insufficient manuscripts
are being
submitted, then you should discuss how to address this with your publishing contact.
- ➢ To keep vision that the subject matter of the manuscripts reflects any changes of
direction in the
field of study to incorporate newly-emerging work; this may necessitate inviting
articles or special
issues.
- ➢ Give suggestion in selection of the editorial board, in co-operation with your
publishing contact.
- ➢ Continually engage the editorial board on the progress of the journal and update and
include them
on ideas for editorial development. The editorial board should be involved formally
through an
annual editorial board meeting or informally in ad hoc meetings and discussions.
- ➢ To provide strategic input into the journal’s development. The publishing contact will
be in touch
regularly to report on the journal’s performance and suggest possible strategies for
development,
as well as discuss your suggestions.
- ➢ Encouragement in highlighting commercial advertising, supplement, and reprint
opportunities, if
these forms act as important sources of revenue generation for the journal.
- ➢ Promotion of the journal among peers and colleagues.