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OA Journal Publishing Resource Index 4: Editorial Issues

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4.1 Establishing an Editorial Board & Editorial Board Structure

Stranack (2008), pp. 50 – 51,
http://pkp.sfu.ca/files/AfricaNewJournal.pdf

Sutton 2.3.1 – 2.3.2,
http://www.doaj.org/bpguide/set-up/3/#2-3-1-define-editorial-team-structure

4.1.1 Organization Chart Examples:

Journal of Industrial Technology, Organizational Chart
http://atmae.org/jit/JITOrgChart.pdf

4.2 Editorial Policies & Management

Solomon, pp. 94 – 109

Stranack (2008), pp. 31 – 40.
http://pkp.sfu.ca/files/AfricaNewJournal.pdf

Sutton, Section 4.1,
http://www.doaj.org/bpguide/publish/#4-1-manage-editorial-matters

4.3 Peer Review Policies

Solomon, pp. 94 – 109, pp. 157 – 164.

Sutton, Section 4.1.1,
http://www.doaj.org/bpguide/publish/#4-1-1-conduct-peer-review

4.3.1 Peer Review Policy Examples

BioMedCentral journal peer review policies,
http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/peerreview/
California Digital Library eScholarship
http://escholarship.org/publish_peer.html
Journal of Industrial Technology, Review Criteria for Peer Reviewed Articles
http://atmae.org/jit/JITRevCrit.pdf
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Editorial and Publishing Policies
http://www.plosntds.org/static/policies.action
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine,
http://escholarship.org/brand/uciem_westjem/Peer_Review_Policies_1-14-10…
4.4 Copyright & Licensing

Sutton, Section 2.3.3.4,
http://www.doaj.org/bpguide/set-up/3/#2-3-3-4-adopt-licensingcopyright-p…

Velterop, pp. 20 – 21,
http://www.soros.org/openaccess/pdf/open_access_publishing_and_scholarly…

4.4.1 Copyright Policy Examples:

California Digital Library eScholarship
http://escholarship.org/publish_copyright.html
PLoS, applies a Creative Commons license for all publications,
http://www.plosbiology.org/static/license.action
4.5 Author Agreements

4.5.1 Author Agreement Examples:

University of Michigan, Scholarly Publishing Office, Sample Publishing Agreements
http://webservices.itcs.umich.edu/mediawiki/spowiki/index.php/Publishing…
Columbia University Libraries, Agreement for Publication and Sharing of Rights,
http://copyright.columbia.edu/copyright/files/2010/10/columbia-u-model-a…
4.6 ISSN & DOI Registration

ISSN International Centre,
http://www.issn.org/

Stranack (2008), pp. 46 – 47,
http://pkp.sfu.ca/files/AfricaNewJournal.pdf

Sutton, DOI Registration, Section 2.4.3
http://www.doaj.org/bpguide/set-up/4/#2-4-3-register-for-dois

Sutton, ISSN Registration, Section 2.5.1
http://www.doaj.org/bpguide/set-up/5/#2-5-1-register-issn

4.7 Journal and Website Design

Solomon, pp. 66 – 69

Sutton 2.2.1 – 2.2.4,
http://www.doaj.org/bpguide/set-up/2/#2-2-1-design-construct-website

Sutton 2.4.3,
http://www.doaj.org/bpguide/set-up/4/

4.8 Developing Initial Content

Solomon, pp. 150 – 154.

Sutton, 3.2,
http://www.doaj.org/bpguide/launch/#3-2-prepare-initial-content

4.8.1 Sample Calls for Papers/Participation

Contemporaneity: Historical Presence in Visual Culture, University of Pittsburgh Libraries
http://contemporaneity.pitt.edu/public/CALLFORPARTICIPATION.pdf
Études Ricoeuriennes/Ricoeur Studies, University of Pittsburgh Press and Libraries
http://ricoeur.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/ricoeur/announcement/view/3

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