2021-04-21 OMA Agenda - Board of Trustees

o Maintaining a “Firewall” between OMA and the publisher regarding many financial aspects of the journal (e.g., such as which pharma companies will be advertising), while maintaining professional cooperation o Maintaining a good working relationship with other medical societies o Accepting ultimate responsibility for what gets published o Having proven skillset to work with the society regarding societal position statements o Engaging and integrating social media o Soliciting article submissions Recommendation #15. JOMA should begin with a full complement of editorial and reviewer personnel. Rationale: It is best to have an Editor-in-Chief, an Executive Editor, and a full team of Associate Editors, Editorial Board members, and reviewers during all stages of a journal’s lifetime – especially at startup . Editor-in-Chief: Paid principal manager of the journal, who ultimately determines what gets published. The Editor-in-Chief is usually paid by the publishing company. Executive Editor: Works in concert with the Editor-in-Chief in the day-to-day management of the journal. Pay range varies and is often less than the Editor-in-Chief. Associate Editors : Unpaid individuals periodically assigned management of submitted articles. Associate Editors are responsible for triaging submitted manuscripts, inviting reviewers, and making decisions regarding manuscript acceptance, need for revision, or rejection. For organizations the size of OMA, a typical number of Associate Editors at start of a journal would be ~10 Associate Editors. Editorial Board Members: Unpaid experts in the field, who often also serve as reviewers. For organizations the size of OMA, the typical number of Editorial Board members at start of a journal would be ~50 Editorial Board Members. Non-Editorial Board Member Reviewers: Unpaid volunteers who have notified the journal of their interest to serve as a journal reviewer, who have listed their areas of expertise via the publisher website, and who then review and comment on journal submissions. The online reviewer selection process via Elsevier means that listed reviewers may not necessarily be members of the journal medical society. Reviewers make initial recommendations regarding acceptance, rejection, or need for revision. Having a high number of quality and timely reviewers is critical to the success of any journal. For organizations the size of OMA, the typical number of needed reviewers at start of a journal would be ~100 (which includes the ~ 50 Editorial Board Members).

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