Becoming an Editor

Module 1: An Introduction to the Scholarly Journal

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Unit 1: What are Journals?

Unit 2: Four Functions of Scholarly Journals

Unit 3: Types of Journal Ownership

Unit 4: Standard Structure for Scholarly Articles

Unit 5: Editorial Titles and Positions

Unit 6: Qualities of a Good Editor

Unit 7: The Editor – Adding Value

Unit 8: Before You Say “I Do” – What Potential Editors Should Know

Unit 9: Module Quiz

Module 2: Organizing and Setting up the Editorial Office

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Module 3: The Editorial Board and Editorial Policies

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Unit 1: Composition of the Editorial Board

Unit 2: Making the Most of Your Editorial Board

Unit 3: Creating and Adopting Publication Policies

Unit 4: Developing Author Guidelines

Unit 5: Developing Peer Review Guidelines

Unit 6: Module Quiz

Unit 7: First Course Evaluation

Module 4: The Editorial Role and Responsibilities

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Unit 1: Determining Your Responsibilities

Unit 2: Responsibility to the Authors

Unit 3: Responsibility to the Reviewers

Unit 4: Responsibility to the Readers and Scientific community

Unit 5: Responsibility to the Owner and Publisher

Unit 6: Responsibility to the Editorial Board

Unit 7: Module Quiz

Module 5: The Editorial Process

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Unit 1: The Submission Process and the Role of the Editor

Unit 2: The Submission Process and the Role of the Editorial Office

Unit 3: Pre-submission Enquiries

Unit 4: Initial Assessment

Unit 5: Peer Review

Unit 6: First Decision

Unit 7: Appeals

Unit 8: Module Quiz

Module 6: The Production Processes

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Unit 1: Article-by-Article or Issue-by-Issue Workflow

Unit 2: Copyediting

Unit 3: Typesetting

Unit 4: Proofing

Unit 5: Held for Press and Preprints

Unit 6: Issue Selection

Unit 7: Issue Publication

Unit 8: Digital Preservation

Unit 9: Module Quiz

Module 7: Managing the Peer Review Process

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Module 8: Financial Models for Scholarly Journals

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Module 9: Journal Visibility I: Promoting Your Journal

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Unit 1: Why Promote Your Journal?

Unit 2: Developing a Key Message

Unit 3: Planning Your Promotion

Unit 4: Developing Promotional Strategies

Unit 5: Implementing the Plan

Unit 6: Module Quiz

Module 10: Journal Visibility II: Getting Indexed

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Unit 1: What are Indexes?

Unit 2: Why You Need to be Included

Unit 3: Types of Indexes

Unit 4: Getting Included in Indexes

Unit 5: Module Quiz

Module 11: The Journal Editor and the Legal Issues of Publishing

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Unit 1: What Exactly is Copyright?

Unit 2: Managing Author Permissions

Unit 3: Reader Permissions

Unit 4: Module Quiz

Module 12: Ethical Issues in Editing Scholarly Journals

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Unit 1: Ethical Guidelines for Editors

Unit 2: Ethical Guidelines for Authors

Unit 3: Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers

Unit 4: How to Deal with Ethical Challenges: Best Practices

Unit 5: Module Quiz

Module 13: Strategic Planning: A Key to a Successful Journal

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Unit 1: Strategic Journal Planning

Unit 2: Organizing a Strategic Planning Session

Unit 3: Developing Actionable Goals and Objectives

Unit 4: Developing Strategies

Unit 5: Developing an Action Plan

Unit 6: Implementation and Evaluation

Unit 7: Module Quiz

Module 14: Facing the Editorial Challenges of New and Small Journals

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Unit 1: Authorship Challenges

Unit 2: Reviewing Challenges

Unit 3: Financial Challenges

Unit 4: Production Challenges

Unit 5: Editorial Office Challenges

Unit 6: Module Quiz

Unit 7: Final Course Evaluation

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