| Overall responsibility for AIPs science journals and technical
publications and for the quality and features of the publications,
in all media. |
| Responsibility includes general oversight of all aspects of journal
publishing including marketing, editorial operations, financial management,
online presentation, etc. |
| Oversee the activities of the Editorial Operations Division, including
local and remote journal office operations. |
| Provide support for AIP Conference Proceedings from a scientist’s
perspective. |
| Oversee the development and refinement of AIP online product features. |
| Oversee journal and Conference Proceedings intellectual property
activities. |
| Acquire or develop new journal products; work with editors to improve
journal products; work with Marketing to develop promotional plans;
work with Sr. Vice President and staff on product pricing. |
| Oversee the development and refinement of AIP online product features,
and work with AIP staff and Scitation partners on defining and prioritizing
Scitation enhancements. |
| Overall responsibility for editorial administration and health
of AIP journals |
| Establishing, in cooperation with scholarly editors and Members
Societies, editorial policies, goals, strategies, schedules, and
other appropriate editorial elements. |
| Coordinate journal reviews and searches for new editors. |
| Oversee the various activities of the Editorial Operations Division,
including operations of local and remote journal offices and their
interface with AIP Production Services, the Chaos editorial
office, the EPAPS program, AIPs involvement with the MMM Conference,
etc. |
| Director, Editorial Operations reports to this position. |
| Oversee the acquisition and development of new journals, with a
focus on experimenting with new models and methods of publishing. |
| Work with other publishing staff, editors, and members of the physics
community to identify prospects for new journal products |
| Facilitate development or acquisition of journals, e.g., review,
planning, budgeting, implementation, etc. |
| The Manager of Journal Development reports to this position. |
| Work with Sr.VP Publishing and her staff in order to maintain the
financial health of AIPs journal publishing program, online and print. |
| Work with Marketing and Director of Business Development to develop
pricing models and recommendations for AIPs journals and other publishing
products. |
| Assume product-line responsibility for all AIP journals, interacting
with the Marketing Division to market AIP journals worldwide. |
| Provide a scientists perspective for the content of promotional
pieces as well as for the selection of target audiences. |
| Work with the Director, Special Publications and Proceedings in
maintaining the editorial quality and meeting the financial goals
of the AIP Conference Proceedings program. |
| Provide guidance in the establishment of alternative publication
products and services (e.g., subseries and online products). |
| Promote interactions with journal editors to assist in the identification
of proceedings appropriate for publication by AIP. |
| Oversee operations of the AIP/APS Virtual Journals (VJs), working
with VJ Editors, AIP and APS staff, and other participating publishers
as needed. |
| Manage the ongoing publishing process; work to improve VJ online
products and editorial tools; help to identify and launch a new VJs;
assist with development of sources of revenue for the VJs and methods
for containing costs. |
| Provide initiatives and seek input from editors and the online
journals user communities. |
| Work with AIP Publishing directors and managers in establishing
both long term goals and short term initiatives that contribute to
AIPs electronic publishing future. |
| Oversee single-site licensing of AIPs online products and revisions
to the AIP single-site license. |
| Work with Marketing to help attain AIPs goals in multi-site and
consortium licensing and review licenses developed for these purposes. |
| Assume responsibility for the continuous review and implementation
of AIP copyright, usage, and archiving policies and forms, including
timely response to all rights and permissions requests. |
| The administrator of AIPs Rights and Permissions office reports
to this position. |
| Provide general oversight of indexing activities, ensuring high-quality
indexing is performed in a timely fashion. |
| Oversee revisions to PACS, working with the classification committee
and the editors of AIP and Member Society journals. |
| Interact with and advise AIP Publishing customers and partners
as needed including NIST and MMM. |
| Interact with AIP advisory committees and Member Society staff
and membership; incorporate their advice into AIP Publishing plans. |
| Perform other duties as assigned. |