International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers. Editors. Editors are supported by a team of contacts at Elsevier, the main three being: Publisher Your primary contact Responsible for the overall success of the journal Long-term journal strategy and implementation of the strategy Responsible for appointing/replacing Editors and Editorial Board members Supporting Editors and Editorial Board members in their activities by sending updates on key performance indicators, journal statistics, arranging teleconferences and physical meetings where possible, analysing competitive situation, developing content ideas Arranges the journal's finances, including editors' payments Develops plans for Special Issues, in collaboration with the editor Advises on any publishing ethics issues Journal Manager.
COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics)