Publications Committee
The ESA Publications Committee works on behalf of the Governing Board to advance the Society’s mission and goals through the dissemination of scholarly research via the journal publication program. The Publications Committee is responsible for:
- Advising the Editors-in-Chief and Governing Board on publication strategy, assessing relevant publication metrics, and recommending future projects, strategic initiatives, and direction
- Ensuring that guidelines are created to address issues and meet the needs of the Editors-in-Chief, authors, reviewers, and publications staff
- Reviewing the performance of Editors-in-Chief who are candidates for reappointment and providing a list of recommended candidates to the Governing Board when Editor-in-Chief positions become vacant
- Reviewing the operations and strategy of the Society’s journals and recommending changes to publication policy in consultation with Editors-in-Chief, ESA publications staff, and the Society’s publisher
Composition:
- Chair: This committee may not be chaired by a Governing Board Member
- Members: 1 Governing Board member and others as appointed
Committee Members
- Christopher Lepczyk, Chair (2024 – 2027)
Email - Sara Baer (2024 – 2027)
- Michelle Montgomery (2023 – 2026)
- Pramit Verma (2023 – 2026)
- Brian McGill (2024 – 2027)
- Angee Doerr (2024 – 2027)
- Jay Lennon, Governing Board Representative (2022 – 2025)
- Xiulin Gao, Early Career Representative (2024 – 2026)
- Clayton Hale, Student Representative (2024 – 2025)
- Cynthia Hudson Vitale, Librarian Representative (2022 – 2025)