Title: From Ice Age to Global Warming: How Special Issues Have Evolved at AMS
1From Ice Age to Global Warming How Special
Issues Have Evolved at AMS
- Michael A. Friedman
- American Meteorological Society
- 17 May 2010
- Council of Science Editors Annual Meeting
- Session 11 Hot Topics and Cool Collaborations
Special Issues and Collaborative Publishing
2The Ice Age (or rather, Paper Age)
- Old style, inefficient workflow
- All issue-based and user-driven
- Result Long publication times that authors and
publishers dislike
3Old Workflow
PEER REVIEW
Workshop results
Accepted manuscripts
PRODUCTION
Manuscripts awaiting editing
Manuscripts awaiting publication
4Result
- Ticked off S.I. authors who have had to wait for
all to be accepted - Ticked off other authors who have had to wait
longer for publication - Ticked off journals staff who had to put aside
tasks to handle many S.I. papers - Thrown off production time metrics to accommodate
special manuscripts
5Causes
- Having to deal with the special papers as a
discrete set, both in peer review and production - Having special issues be a regular issue of the
journal
6Climate Change (or Electronic Age)
- Electronic workflow has allowed us to address
both of these causes - Early online releases allow results to be cited
prior to formal publication - Handled and published as individual papers, and
gathered online as a SPECIAL COLLECTION - Can still have a hard copy print of entire
special collection, but not a regular issue of
journal
7New Workflow
EORs
Individual submissions
Accepted manuscripts
Individually published
Optional (digital) print run
Gathered online
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10Result
- Much more efficient
- No disruption of regular workflow (processed
article by article) - Faster publication of all manuscripts from
integrating S.C. papers as part of regular
process - (gt happier authors and publishers)
- More flexibility in defining new collections
- Allows collections associated with multiple
journals
11More Results
- Increased flexibility and possibilities
- Instead of outside in creation of collection
themes, can also have inside out collections - Best of AMS
- Topical reviews of emerging disciplines
- Etc.
- Take advantage of digital printing for small
print runs
12Now where?
- Build on our Personalized Online Library member
benefit - Personalized journals (saved searches and virtual
bookshelves) - Print on demand capability
- Author retrospectives
- Class packets
- Broader collaborations with other societies
13Thank you!
- Links for more information
- AMS Journals Online home page http//journals.amet
soc.org - AMS Special Collection Index http//journals.amets
oc.org/page/collection - AMS Personalized Online Library info
http//journals.ametsoc.org/page/pol
14Michael A. FriedmanJournals Production
ManagerAmerican Meteorological Society45 Beacon
St.Boston, MA 02108617-227-2426, ext.
255mfriedman_at_ametsoc.org