The editorial policies of USG Conference Proceeding journals are designed according to the aspects, advice and recommendations of Committee of Publication Ethics (COPE). Submission of a manuscript to USG Conference Proceeding Journals implies that all authors have read and agreed to its content and that the manuscript confirms to the journal’s policies.
Editor-in-Chief Responsibilities
The Editor-in-Chief is the head of the journal and is mainly responsible for the scientific quality of the journal.
Other responsibilities consist in the assisting of the Editorial Office in the management of the journal, concerning aspects like:
- Scientific decisions about the journal’s scope.
- Inviting distinguished scientists to join the editorial board.
- Suggesting topics for special issues.
- Assisting the Guest Editors in the setup of special issues.
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Overviewing the editorial process for individual manuscripts (mainly by taking the final decision whether a paper can be published after peer-review and revisions).
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The Editor-in-Chief position is honorary. The initial term for the Editor-in-Chief position is two years and can be renewed.
Editorial Board Member Responsibilities
- Review manuscripts for the Journal.
- Edit a special issue on a topic related to his or her research interests.
- Input or feedback regarding new regulations.
- Help to promote the journal among their peers or at conferences.
- The communication with Editorial Board members is done primarily by E-mail, published on the website.
- The initial term for an Editorial Board membership is two years and can be renewed.
Guest Editor Responsibility / Guest Editing a Special Issue
Guest Editors are collaborating scholars who edit a Special issue and invite colleagues from the same research field to contribute an article on a topic within their expertise.
Guest Editor responsibilities are:
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To work together with the Editorial Office to prepare a description and keywords for the special issue webpage. We aim for at least ten articles published per special issue.
- To write an editorial paper for the special issue.
- To make decisions on the acceptance of manuscripts submitted to his or her special issue.
- Papers belonging to a special issue are published online in the journal immediately after acceptance and collected together on the special issue webpage.
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Guest Editors should not hold conflicts of interest with authors whose work they are assessing, e.g. if they are from the same institution or collaborate closely. In this case the Editor-in-Chief or a suitable editorial board member will make final acceptance decisions for submitted papers.