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Job Descriptions 2005-2006.
Executive Editor: Akin to a Director in
a film project, this individual supervises a staff of over 40
undergraduates which works to solicit the finest undergraduate
scholarship at Boston University, select from the submission
pool only those papers which adhere to the Journal's high standards,
edit those papers into a publishable format, and publish an
annual professional journal of undergraduate scholarship.
Associate Editor: Manages the day-to-day production
of the scholarly content of the Journal. Supports the preparation
and realization of long-term and short-term editorial plans.
The Associate Editor is responsible for coordinating and supervising
the workloads of Section Editors and copyeditors. Makes financial
and editorial decisions in the Executive Editor’s absence, and
chairs editorial meetings under the supervision of the Executive
Editor. This position is the second-in-command to the Executive
Editor.
Managing Editor: Issues and updates a production timetable,
working in collaboration with the Associate Editors and with
the approval of the Executive Editor. Is responsible for attending
to financial, reproduction rights, and production responsibilities
and meeting Affiliate, University, and Industry requirements.
This position may be considered analogous to a Producer in a
film project.
Production Manager: Develops and issues the BSJ styleguide.
Supervises and works with design and production staff to prepare
and issue proofs to proofers. Contracts with the printer and
arranges for delivery of galleys, execution of revisions, and
delivery of final press run. Ensures production staff is provided
with appropriate software licenses, access to production hardware,
and software training. The primary responsibility of this position
is to take the accepted papers and return to the editors a designed
and proofed press-ready document.
Web Manager: Coordinates web development activities
for the site, making sure all the owners and maintainers know
what each other are working on, to avoid chance of people over-writing
each other's work. Prepares and posts back issues to the Journal
online archive, as well as to the web-only featured articles
section. Makes sure University web guidelines are followed,
such as providing clear identification on each page of the source
of information, providing contacts for more information, and
providing links on the main website back to the home department/unit
or the main University site. Maintains layout continuity across
website pages. Generally keeps an eye on the site to see that
things are up-to-date, links are working, etc. Reminds content
authors when their content becomes stale and needs updating.
The primary responsibility of this position is to ensure that
visitors are brought to the website if they are seeking information
about undergraduate scholarship at Boston University, and that
they are provided with concise, comprehensive, accurate, and
engaging information.
Section Editor: Works closely with your academic departments
and student groups to publicize the activities of the Journal,
to solicit submissions, and to develop relationships with faculty
and staff. E.g., the Anthropology Section Editor shall work
with the Anthropology Student Association in order to gather
more submissions and invite Anthropology majors to participate
in the paper review process. Junior and Seniors are encouraged
to apply, although applications are accepted from all years.
A major responsibility as Section Editor is to assist students
in the revision process by meeting with them and their Faculty
Readers and ensuring that the paper is ready for publication
on the assigned date.
Copyeditor: Copyeditors are members of the Journal staff,
though are not members of the Editorial Board, and can expect
to be asked to read and score submissions, copyedit papers accepted
for publication, meet with authors to discuss rights transfer,
revisions, and other aspects of the production process, and
to proof galleys before printing.
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