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Journal Oversight Committee (JOC)

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Activities
  1. Non-financial:
    • Setting journals’ mission to the Association.
    • Setting the course for all journals and managing journals as a portfolio.
    • Optimization of editorial structure (EIC, deputy editors, associate editors, reviewers), including compensation model for that structure.
    • Periodic evaluation of journal metrics and editorial approach.
    • Setting up and maintaining formalized collaboration between EICs of journals.
    • Distinguishing journal staff duties vs. editorial team duties.
    • Optimization (for internal use as well as for authors) of journal operations:      submission website, database, peer review system, decision definitions, article format.
    • Harmonizing and streamlining publication of AAPM reports (TG, MPPG, etc.)
    • Defining scope of journals to cover relevant areas, taking potential overlap into consideration.
    • Recommending new journals based on topical gaps; setting performance expectations to measure success of new journals.
    • Working with the authors and publisher on promotion of journal articles.
    • Branding of journals.
    • Initiating and managing editorial transitions, disaster planning.
    • Evaluation of publication platforms.
    • Continuous monitoring of the publishing landscape to stay aware of current issues and practices.
  2. Financial:
    • Managing journals as a portfolio from a financial perspective.
    • Establishing a plan for journal portfolio revenue by working with the AAPM Board/FINCOM to set the expectation for journals’ financial performance.
    • Evaluating/establishing member publishing benefits, e.g., member-specific APCs.
    • Evaluating publication platforms from a financial perspective.
    • Providing input in contract negotiations with the publisher.
    • Continuous monitoring of the publishing landscape to keep up to date on financial issues.
    • Establishing and continually tuning OA APCs with recognition for AAPM journals’ mission and place in the publishing landscape.
    • Developing strategies for non-APC revenue from the journals.
    • Developing appropriate expectations for new journal financial performance.
By-Laws:Not Referenced.Rules: 3.33
Standing?This is not a standing committee.
Approved Date(s):1/1/2024
Committee Keywords: No Keywords Entered
Chair

Shiva Das
Committee Chair

2025 Roster

(dates shown below are start and end dates of position.)

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VOTING AppointmentsThere are 13 voting members.

up-to-dateSamuel G. Armato III, PhD

4/11/2024 - 12/31/2027 Treasurer (ex officio)
up-to-dateMagdalena Bazalova-Carter, PhD

4/11/2024 - 12/31/2026 Member

up-to-dateJohn M. Boone, PhD

4/11/2024 - 12/31/2025 Editor in Chief - Medical Physics Journal (ex officio)
up-to-dateJ. Daniel Bourland, PhD

5/16/2024 - 12/31/2025 Chair,  Task Group No. 428: Journal Editor Search (TG428) (ex officio)
4/11/2024 - 12/31/2026 Member

up-to-dateShiva K. Das, PhD

4/11/2024 - 12/31/2026 Committee Chair
up-to-dateRebecca Fahrig, PhD

9/3/2024 - 12/31/2027 Member

up-to-dateZacariah E. Labby, PhD

4/11/2024 - 12/31/2026 Chair,  Journal Finance Working Group (JFWG) (ex officio)
up-to-dateAndrew D. Maidment, PhD

4/11/2024 - 12/31/2026 Member

up-to-dateMichael D. Mills, PhD

4/11/2024 - 12/31/2025 Editor in Chief - JACMP (ex officio)
up-to-dateColin G. Orton, PhD

4/11/2024 - 12/31/2026 Member

up-to-dateEhsan Samei, PhD

4/11/2024 - 12/31/2026 Member
up-to-dateMichelle M. Svatos, PhD

5/29/2024 - 12/31/2025 Chair,  Task Group No. 429: Journal Publisher Search (TG429) (ex officio)
4/11/2024 - 12/31/2026 Member

up-to-dateDandan Zheng, PhD

1/1/2025 - 12/31/2026 Chair,  Working Group on Review of Journal Editorial Team and Operation (ex officio)
NON-VOTING AppointmentsThere are 8 non-voting members and guests.

up-to-dateStanley H. Benedict, PhD

4/11/2024 - 12/31/2025 Department Editor - Medical Physics Journal (ex officio, nonvoting)
up-to-dateGillian Greenough

4/11/2024 - 12/31/2037 Consultant - Senior Publisher, Wiley (nonvoting)

up-to-dateAlice Jensen

5/28/2024 - 12/31/2037 Consultant - Operational Publisher, Wiley (nonvoting)
up-to-dateKarina  Partisch

4/11/2024 - 12/31/2037 Consultant - Marketing Representative, Wiley (nonvoting)

up-to-dateX. Sharon Qi, PhD

4/11/2024 - 12/31/2025 Deputy Editor - Medical Physics Journal (ex officio, nonvoting)
up-to-dateSusan L. Richardson, PhD

4/11/2024 - 12/31/2025 Deputy Editor - JACMP (ex officio, nonvoting)

up-to-dateYi Rong, PhD

8/1/2025 - 12/31/2026 Member (nonvoting)
up-to-dateTimothy D. Solberg, PhD

4/11/2024 - 12/31/2025 Deputy Editor - JACMP (ex officio, nonvoting)
HQ Team Appointed to CommitteeThere are 2 staff.

up-to-dateRobert McKoy

4/11/2024 - 12/31/2037 Associate Executive Director, Finance (ex officio, nonvoting)
up-to-dateElle Skukowski

4/11/2024 - 12/31/2037 Senior Managing Editor (ex officio, nonvoting)



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