Publication Committees

Books Committee

Books Committee Charge
The SIAM Book Editorial Board is charged with performing some or all of the following tasks:

• Function as an ad hoc editorial board for books that are not part of any series.
  Evaluate proposals, recommend a course of action, and suggest reviewers for books in this category.
• Propose book topics and authors.
• Act as advisors to the Publisher and acquisitions staff for strategic counsel and advice with regard to the SIAM book program as a whole. This includes topics such as electronic publishing, translations, and pricing.
• Act as advocates for SIAM’s book program.

The committee reports to the V.P. for Publications who makes recommendations for appointments to the committee. Members will serve for three years. The initial set of appointments will be staggered, with a third of the members in each of the following categories: 1-year term; 2-year term, 3-year term. Those in 1- and 2- year terms will be invited to serve a second three-year term. Once a member has served a three-year term, appointments to a second three-year term will be at the discretion of the V.P. for Publications.

Much of the committee's discussion will take place by phone and email, but the V.P. for Publications may call one face-to-face meeting per year if he/she feels it is beneficial to do so.

Journal Committee

Journal Committee Charge
The Journal Committee of the Publications Committee is charged with
performing some or all of the following tasks:

• Evaluate and respond quickly to proposals for new journals. Make
  recommendations on new journal proposals to the Vice President for
  Publications, SIAM Board, and SIAM Council.
• Analyze the journal program to ensure that subject areas covered
  adequately reflect the needs of the SIAM membership and the applied
  mathematics, scientific computing, and computational science communities
  at large and that the journals remain current with the changes in those
  and related fields.
• Monitor journal editorial board structures to ensure that the
  models used best serve the authors and editors.
• Analyze and recommend effective ways to integrate the Internet
  into the publications program, such as electronic-only supplements to
  journal articles.
• Monitor free vs. fee-based delivery mechanisms for print and
  electronic publications.

Questions that the Journals Committee should revisit periodically include:

• What is the mission of the suite of SIAM journals? How can SIAM journals best serve this mission?
• How much control should EICs have over the editorial policy of their journal?
• Should guidelines be established about rejecting papers without review
  when those papers are perceived to fall outside the scope of the journal?

These are just some of the issues related to the SIAM journal program that could be analyzed and evaluated; others may arise in the course of committee discussions.

Members of the Journal Committee will be appointed by the President in consultation with the Vice President for Publications, the Chair of the Journal Committee, and the CCA. Members will serve three-year terms, renewable once with the approval of the President. The President, in consultation with the Vice President for Publications, will choose the committee Chair. Under normal circumstances the committee Chair will serve a three-year term, renewable once with the approval of the President.

The committee will report annually to the Council and Board through the VP for Publications. The VP for Publications will serve ex officio on the committee, but will not chair it. Much of the committee's discussion will take place by phone and email, but one face-to-face meeting per year would be beneficial.

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