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Publications Committee
(Established July 1961)
The Society's Bylaws specify that
ARTICLE V. Section 1. Publications Committee
A Publications Committee...shall be responsible for the management of all
of the publications of the Society....
This committee is composed of five regular members of the Society who
have served as editors or associate editors of scientific journals. Members
may not serve more than two consecutive terms. The President, Executive
Director, and Director of Publications are ex officio members of the
Committee, without vote. The President may appoint a designee to represent
him/her at meetings of the Committee. The Chairperson is an ex officio
member of Council, without vote. The Chairperson or a designee of this
Committee serves on the NIPS Joint Managing Board. A member of this
Committee is an ex officio member, without vote, of each Book Advisory
Committee.
Duties of the Publications Committee are to:
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Manage the publications of the Society under policies
determined by Council.
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Offer advice and consent on the appointment of a Director of
Publications.
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Appoint editors, associate editors, and editorial boards.
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Render an annual financial report and budget (details
supplied by the Director of Finance) to the Finance Committee through the
Executive Director.
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Recommend, when appropriate, utilization of capital from the
Publications Contingency and Reserve Fund, subject to Council's approval.
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Submit actions of the Committee for publication in The
Physiologist.
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Solicit nominations from the editors of the Society's
journals for membership on the Publications Committee, as vacancies occur.
These nominations will be forwarded to the Committee on Committees for
consideration by Council.
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Evaluate journal goals, prior to the expiration of the
editors' first term.
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Encourage the sections to appoint journal editors ex officio
members of appropriate section Steering Committees.
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