Each subject area have maximum of six editors consisting of one editorial member and five other assistant editors Their duties are as follows (a) planning the content of books, technical journals, trade magazines, and other general interest publications. (b) review story and ideas proposed by members of the management team plus freelance writers and then decide what material will appeal to readers. (c) review and edit drafts of books and articles, offer comments to improve the work, and suggest possible titles. (d) oversee the production of publications. In the book-publishing industry, an editor’s primary responsibility is to review proposals for books and decide whether to buy the publication rights from the author. Responsibilities of Editors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Editors are responsible to readers, and should learn about their needs and interests.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Editors are responsible for safeguarding the rights of study subjects and the report.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Editors are responsible for the editorial content of the journal that is, the subject matter and types of articles and the actual content of the articles that are published in the journal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Editors are responsible for establishing the policies for authorship and submission of manuscripts to the journal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Editors are responsible for establishing and maintaining a process for the constructive, prompt evaluation of manuscripts, whether accepted for publication or not.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Editors are responsible to authors for maintaining the integrity and confidentiality of the authors’ work while that work is being evaluated for publication.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Editors must be willing to make decisions and stand behind them, but be willing to reconsider their decisions when appropriate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Editors should work to improve not only the quality of manuscripts but also the quality of research in the field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Editors must be prepared to deal with error and allegations of misbehavior.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Editors should maintain editorial independence and work to ensure that authors have editorial freedom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Editors must not have personal, financial, or other relationships linked in any way to any of their responsibilities as an editor.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Editors should plan for the future of their journals.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n