[Journal] Regrouping for 2008 - quick questions

[Micha Silver]

Hi Tyler


Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) wrote:

> Happy new year,
> As some of you may have noticed I finally put up a deadline for the 
> next volume.
> This is going to be an incredible issue if we can get it all 
> together.  But first I'd like to invite you all to take a few moments 
> to share your feedback from our first full year of the OSGeo Journal.
>
> Please share with me via the list:
> * Will you continue/discontinue to work on the journal this year?  Or 
> if you are new, are ready to start contributing now?
Even tho' I've drifted into the shadows over the past month or so, I do 
hope to continue to be active, and help reviewing/editing articles.
> * Would you like your role to change in some way?  How/where/why would 
> you like to help?
No change just yet.
> * How can we get more content through our process faster? E.g. improve 
> getting from drafts-->to final easier?

> * What were your top annoying things about the production process in 
> 2007?
Even though it sounds trivial, I found the two column layout somewhat 
annoying. Articles did not always end cleanly, and images were often too 
small. I realize that the format is widely accepted for professional 
journals, and I won't push for changing it. But I wish there were more 
Latex tricks available to get the articles to fit the way we want.
> * What was the highlight of 2007 Journal volumes for you?
> * What's the biggest challenge for the Journal in the future? 
> (solutions welcomed too :) )
As Landon said: we need to keep digging to rout out good authors and 
interesting material.
> * Was 3 volumes in one year too many?  just right? too few?
I agree that 3-4 is fine. But we should strive to setup a schedule in 
advance and try to stick with it.
> ---
> I've taken the past month to regroup my own thoughts on these points 
> but I'd like to get yours too before we jump into the next volume.
>
> Hope all is well, just say hello if you don't have any great 
> responses.  I'd like to see more traffic on this list if possible.  
> I'll have a bit less time to work on the journal this year, so I'm 
> hoping that with the couple new additions to the team and a bit of 
> streamlining we can still produce 3-4 volumes this year.  I certainly 
> believe there is enough content out there..
>
> Now it's your turn, looking forward to hearing from you.
> Tyler
>
Cheers,
Micha
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