[Journal] Next steps

[Micha Silver]

Sounds like a plan to me...

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Micha

Tyler Mitchell (OSGeo) wrote:

> Hi all,
> Firstly, my apologies for the last few months of disorganised silence.
> The Journal has always been a bit of a back-burner project that I can't
> always commit direct time to.  That said, over the upcoming weeks I'd
> like to try to rectify that.
>
> Landon Blake has offered to help run some of the organising processes so
> I'd like to start the discussion here, just so you are all in the loop.
>
> The next step we obviously need is a deadline for draft articles, and a
> deadline for final production.  With other deadlines in between.  I
> propose a mid-October deadline for draft articles, with a publication
> deadline for end of November.  If that sounds fine, then let's work with
> that.
>
> Current articles have been collecting dust in the queue, some have been
> reviewed, but there are only a few.  Therefore we could open the door to
> receive more articles for a few weeks.  This time I'll even make an
> announcement to invite them ;-)
>
> After that, we can initiate the review cycles, edits and other items
> through the journal system.  When we get into then it's just babysitting
> and harassment from me, Landon to the editors and them onto the
> reviewers and authors.  Final layout and conversion is another matter,
> but I think a few of us can handle that when we get to it.
>
> So, if this makes sense, let me know and we can get started.  The main
> hiccup here has been switching from wiki to using the OJS at
> http://osgeo.org/ojs - so bear with us as we work through a new and
> improved workflow.  If you need more guidance on using the system,
> please let me know.
>
> Sincerely,
> Tyler
>
> p.s. Going to FOSS4G?  We could have a breakout meeting sometime there
> too.
>
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