Launching a Journal: Part 2: Laying the Groundwork

Launching a peer reviewed, scholarly journal: Part 2: Laying the groundwork This is a six-part video series from publishing consultant John Bond about the steps involved with starting a new journal. FIND OUT more about John Bond and his publishing consulting practice at www.RiverwindsConsulting.com
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Hi there. I am John Bond from Riverwinds Consulting and this is Publishing Defined.
This is the second in a 6-part video series on launching a peer reviewed scholarly journal. This part is called, Laying the Groundwork.
So, you have a focus and a mission statement. You have an idea of your business model (open access, subscription, or member benefit). Should you start soliciting articles? Hold that thought, as there a lot of details to work out first.
Journals are centered by their editor and editorial board. These dedicated individuals help give the publication direction, cache, legitimacy, and so much more. The editor is the person charged with leading the editorial board and making final decisions about manuscripts. The editorial board can help with direction and focus and may also serve as manuscript reviewers during the peer review process. Sometimes there is a review panel that performs or helps with peer review as well.
I suggest you aim high when seeking the key positions of editor, associate editors, and board members. They give the journal its Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval in many readers mind, especially with new journals. Try to invite people to join the board with a personal appeal or a phone call. Make sure they buy into the goals of publication. You will be relying on them for a long time, especially the editor. Shoot for diversity and perhaps multidisciplinary.
Most times, the editorial board and the review panel receive no compensation except professional accomplishment. The editor may receive a stiped or honoraria that is commensurate with the funding body and model.
When these individuals have signed on, the next task is to create a Guidelines for Authors or information for Authors. This document goes from general to specific. It details the journal and what kind of content it is looking for. It talks about acceptable formats for manuscripts and covers many small questions. Seek out this document from competitive publications to understand what should be covered. Most journals designate a style guide as its house style. Style guides include the Chicago Manual of Style, the AMA and the APA style guides, the MLA Style Guide and others. Choosing one will help authors with many small details and questions.
There are many organizations to research and consider. They either provide valuable and required services or help new publishers with best practices. I have created separate videos on many of these groups. Seek them out on the web and learn how they can help. These groups include:
CrossRef
OASPA or Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association
SPARC or Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
COPE or Committee on Publication Ethics and
Look to provide doi’s (or digital object identifiers), using ORCID IDs, and other standard publishing practices.
If your publication is open access, you will need to decide on what licenses to offer authors. Review those offered by Creative Commons, the most commonly used open access licenses.
If your publication is not open access, research copyright and how to go about applying for it in your area.
Finally, you will need an ISSN or International Standard Serial Number which identifies your publication. If your journal is print and online, you might need two separate ones.
These steps will help you understand what you need to do and who is there to help with launching your journal.
Well that’s it. I am a publishing consultant and work with associations, publishers, and individuals on a host of content related challenges including launching a new journal. Reach out to me at RiverwindsConsulting.com with your questions.
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