Journal Publishing Services

Guide to the Journal Publishing Services offered by the University of Arkansas Libraries

What Every Editorial Team Member Needs to Know

Although each member of the editorial team needs the knowledge and skills specific to their role, everyone should be aware of each other’s responsibilities and the journal’s policies and processes. They should also have a basic understanding of the journal management software and be familiar with the website. As a result, they will perform their own role better and work better together. Also, they will be prepared to answer questions about the journal from prospective authors. Everyone should be networking!

Training for Editor-in-Chief & Editors

The editor-in-chief takes primary responsibility for the journal’s operations and reputation. The other editors on the team are responsible for managing peer review in their subject areas or, in the case of editors for specific parts of the journal, ensuring the timely publication of quality content.

The online resources listed below provide information about best practices as well as “tips and tricks” for all these roles.

  • Open Access Journals Toolkit, Directory of Open Access Journals and Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (nonprofit)

    • This toolkit provides in-depth guidance for every aspect of journal management.

  • Springer Nature editor training resources (corporation)

    • This website offers a large variety of free resources pertaining to an editor’s tasks and responsibilities. You can earn certificates for completing the different modules.

  • COPE A Short Guide to Ethical Editing for New Editors (nonprofit)

    • This guide provides an overview of publishing ethics for editors.

  • Scholastica Guide to Managing Authors (corporation)

    • This guide explains how to present journal policies and editorial decisions in order to prevent misunderstandings.

  • Scholastica Guide to Managing Peer Reviewers (corporation)

    • This guide explains how to create reviewer guidelines, identify reviewers, and manage the revise and resubmit process.

  • COPE Editing Peer Reviews (nonprofit)

    • This document provides guidance for evaluating a review and editing it, as needed, before sharing it with authors.

  • COPE Retraction Guidelines (nonprofit)

    • This guide explains the factors for determining if a published article should be retracted (i.e., withdrawn) and outlines the retraction process.