Publication editors are responsible for:
- establishing and maintaining an editorial team and advisory board for their publication, and ensuring that at least one OU faculty member serves on the team or board at all times
- establishing author, editor, and copyright policies for the publication
- establishing peer review policies and procedures
- selecting a Creative Commons license for the publication
- selecting a design theme provided by OJS
- creating article templates
- managing publication subscribers
- managing submissions and peer review, including enlisting peer reviewers
- copyediting and proofreading submissions
- ensuring authors consent to their material being published in the journal
- creating journal issues
- publishing content on a regular basis
- maintaining current and accurate information on the journal website, including contact information, instructions for stakeholders, policies, etc.
- creating and maintaining internal training documentation to support current and future editorial team members
- ensuring the continuity and sustainability of issues/volumes