Managing Editor Duties
- perform all duties of a board member in good standing
- set and maintain publication deadlines
- post issue contents to website according to publication deadlines
- provide an annual report of ACJ publication activity of previous year during first board meeting of each year
- maintain a master file of all submissions, reviewers and decisions
- notify contributing authors in writing of receipt of manuscripts and revise/resubmit or rejection decisions in a timely fashion
- secure reviewers for submissions
- consult with associate editors about rejection decisions as needed
- provide associated editor with information needed to complete the revise/resubmit process in a timely fashion
- maintain a 6-8 week review process schedule
- maintain a master file of all articles published during tenure
- maintain a master file of letterheads, email notification templates, reviewer forms, thank you letters, publication templates, and copyright agreement forms
- maintain a master file of website, host and ftp usernames and passwords
- maintain records of contractual agreements entered into with EBSCOHost and other searchable databases
- post announcements and calls for papers on website as needed
Associate Editor Duties
- perform all duties of a board member in good standing
- maintain publication deadlines
- consult with the managing editor about the review process as needed
- offer suggestions about calls for papers when necessary
- guide contributing authors through the revise/resubmit process
- assist authors with grammar and spelling as needed if English is not their first language
- secure additional reviewers if necessary
- provide authors with official acceptance letters and final proofs of their manuscripts and copyright agreements for approval
- format manuscripts according to publication template for articles
- maintain a master file of completed copyright agreements
Book Review Editor
- perform all duties of a board member in good standing
- maintain publication deadlines
- develop relationships with book publishers for material to review
- submit a list of books to review for journal at least twice a year
- guide contributing authors through book review process
- assist authors with grammar and spelling as needed if English is not their first language
- secure additional proofreaders if necesssary
- provide authors with official acceptance letters and final proofs of their reviews and copyright agreements for approval
- format reviews according to publication templates for book reviews
- maintain a master file of copleted copyright agreements
