The duties of the Editor-in-Chief include the responsibility for ensuring collegial workings of the editorial team of seven to nine people that collectively assist him or her with
- Providing a clear vision for the direction of the journal
- Recruiting guest editors for special issues
- Ensuring ethical standards are met for all submissions
- Leading and guiding the Editorial Committee on the management of the journal
- Solicitation of high-quality manuscripts from potential authors and assisting the authors in seeing their manuscripts to publication
- Ensure the appointment of high calibre reviewers to review submitted papers
- Post the review process, decide on which papers to publish
- Identify and appointing qualified members to the editorial advisory board
The Editor-in-Chief will also be responsible for
- regular communication for advice from the editorial board
- holding and chairing at least two full meetings of the editorial team annually either in person or by some commonly agreed method of teleconferencing.