[Journal] Managing the next volume..

[Daniel Ames]

I think that editors for big journals typically offload a lot of the work to
their associate editors. In fact, the more I look at the OJS system, I think
it's set up nicely for this.  Another thing that might be useful would be a
monthly conference call or IRC chat to discuss dates, plans, etc and to give
everyone a bit of a (re-)kick start each month... - Dan

On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 3:42 AM, Yann Chemin <yann.chemin at gmail.com> wrote:

> Tyler,
>
> What a bout choosing/inviting a guest editor for each release?
> That person would have the coordinating role of scientific content
> especially, she/he would be sent draft for review/approval.
>
> The person does not need to be into it, but just review (on a separate
> document or by email) and approve quality, maybe this will offload
> from your shoulders.
>
> Cheers,
> Yann
>
> On 08/04/2008, Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) <tmitchell at osgeo.org> wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> >  I'm still picking away at Volume 4 - the Annual Report.  But as I do
> so, I
> > wanted to bring up an idea some of you may be interested in.
> >
> >  The Journal is not one of my highest priorities and as such suffers a
> bit
> > of neglect, especially around timing of issues, involving new
> volunteers,
> > etc.  I am wondering if anyone would be interested in trying out
> > coordinating the next release.  It would require no long term commitment
> and
> > we couldn't fire you ;-) You could think of it as being a (guest)
> Release
> > Manager.  If it worked out well, then it would become a regular
> position.
> > At least it would give you some experience and you'd probably have many
> > suggestions for improvements.  I'd be here to help support and guide,
> but I
> > realise I need some further help to keep things moving.
> >
> >  I'm hopeful that with the growing interest and momentum behind the
> journal,
> > we can tap into some more of your skills and interests.  If you ever see
> a
> > way to improve the processes, please discuss them on this list, then we
> can
> > see how to implement them.
> >
> >  Best wishes,
> >  Tyler
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Daniel P. Ames, PhD, PE
Geospatial Software Lab
Department of Geosciences
Idaho State University - Idaho Falls
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