2005-11-24
2005-11-24 Journal of Distance Education – Anglophone Editor The Canadian Association for Distance Education (CADE) invites your institution to submit a proposal to edit and publish the Journal of Distance Education for a three- year term beginning 1 July 2006. The proposal to publish the Journal needs to name an Anglophone editor. The editor will seek papers of high quality, screen manuscripts, select reviewers, consult with an editorial board, oversee the review process and make final decisions, provide potential contributors to the Journal with feedback on the progress of their papers submitted for publication, and edit manuscripts. In collaboration with the French-language editor, the Anglophone editor will supervise the preparation and production of three issues each year, maintain editorial records, administer copyright policy, and answer general inquiries. The number of article submissions received per year has typically been about fifty. While the editors report to the Board of Directors on the financing and production of the publication and answer for its policies and procedures, they are independent from the Board of Directors in terms of the publication�fs policies and procedures. These are determined in concert with the publication�fs Advisory Board. The editors are responsible for ensuring editorial standards are maintained; for developing and maintaining a schedule of publication for each issue of the Journal, for reviewing policies and practices; and for working with copy editors, book review editors, and a press to ensure production standards are maintained. Current editorial policy is to publish articles in the language submitted, English or French, and to translate the abstract of each article into the other language. As Co- Chair of the CADE Journal Advisory Board, the editor is invited to attend monthly CADE Board of Directors meetings by teleconference and the annual Board meeting held in Ottawa in September. The reputation of the […]