Editor In Chief Job Description

• Making article selection decisions based on the reviews and votes of the Editorial Board and other reviewers. The EIC has the final decision, though, and is not required to follow the recommendation of the reviewers
• Final-editing of all accepted articles and requesting final approval from authors (if needed)
• Preparing the final articles for layout and reviewing the page proofs of the layout
• Setting and enforcing deadlines
• Collecting votes and announcing results
• Writing and distributing status reports every two weeks to the Editorial Board
• Acting as official representative of Crossroads as needed
• Overseeing Crossroads funds and soliciting funds as needed, tracking budget reports
• Responding to all Crossroads correspondence, forwarding correspondence as needed
• Maintaining the online Guest book
• Maintaining the Editorial Board mailing list
• Maintaining the xrds-announce mailing list and sending appropriate messages over it
• Maintaining contact with authors about the status of their submission
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• Maintaining the Staff Policy document to agree with ACM Publications Board policies
• Selecting, appointing and dismissing Editorial Board members and other volunteers who participate regularly (column writers, etc).
• Assisting other staff members as needed

The Editor-In-Chief may rely on other members of the Editorial Board to perform some of the above duties; however, the Editor-In-Chief has the ultimate responsibility for the content and presentation of Crossroads.

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