January 2022 - Virtual Meeting

Society of American Archivists
American Archivist Editorial Board

Zoom Meeting | January 14, 2022 | 10:00am – 11:00am CT

AGENDA

I. Welcome – Amy Cooper Cary

II. Reviews Editors – Rose Buchanan and Stephanie Luke

• Preview and discuss ways to engage reviews more broadly with the Editorial Board and in the published journal (instrumental in DEIA).

III. DEIA — Peer Review 

• Reviewer identity “opt in” – this is a potential step toward the transparency of open peer review. A specific question could be added to the online form: “Do you wish for the author(s) to know your name as a reviewer? If so, please provide your name.”  We can then frame that in our procedures and communications stating that reviewers have the option of sharing their identity in order to provide additional feedback. 

• Gathering demographic information – adopt this going forward. Let’s consider the type of data we would like to gather. In addition, because many peer reviewers are also authors in their own right, this may also give us some demographic information on authors going forward. 

IV. Spreadsheet for Proposed Special Sections

• In our previous conversations on special sections on focused content, we recognized that there are multiple interested groups, and that the planning and implementation for a special section takes extensive time.

• Please share information about potential special sections on spreadsheet. This will help us prioritize those sections. 

V. Engagement

• All Board members represent American Archivist.

• Please fill out engagement spreadsheet.

  • To which sections do you belong to and are most active? 

  • To which affiliated organizations do you belong?

• Email Signatures: Add American Archivist Editorial Board Member

• Other ideas for engagement?