[jats-list] Fwd: Changes to JATS4R organisation

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> From: Melissa Harrison <m.harrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Changes to JATS4R organisation
>
> Hi there
>
> After nearly 3 years, JATS4R has support and representation from a large
number of publishers and other parties involved in the publication process and
the production of XML.
> However, like most voluntary organisations, we struggle with continued
commitment and time resource allocation from our members.
> Therefore, further to feedback at JATScon in April 2017, webve decided to
make some changes to galvanise our active participation and allow the extended
JATS4R team to move more quickly on recommendations, and gain wider input.  To
do this, we are restructuring JATS4R by introducing a Steering Committee.
Webre also forming short-term specialised sub-groups to develop
recommendations, with the aim of enabling more people to selectively
participate in developing recommendations that are specifically of interest to
them.
>
> Specialised Sub-groups
> Further to the results of the JATS4R survey at JATScon
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o5KyCRBBJxHcYelWPN-cZ8x3JpMkSxm9ntScv3wm
Mwc/edit?usp=sharing>, JATS4R will organise a number of sub-groups to work
simultaneously:
> Author affiliations
> Conflict of Interest statements
> Reference styles - subdivisions for different types eg software/data
citations
> Keywords and/or Subjects
> Clinical Trial Data
>
> The subgroups will be chaired and the chair will organise calls, minutes,
actions and documentation. These calls will be organised to best suit the
members of the group, which will be small and focussed.
>
> If you are interested in being a member of one or more of these subgroups
please contact m.harrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:m.harrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>.
>
> Steering Committee
> The responsibilities of the steering committee are as follows:
> Attend a weekly call
> Shape the Roadmap direction based on community feedback
> Shape the standard requirements of the recommendations
> Review recommendations from (sub groups - more below)
> Host/lead/Manage subgroups
> Manage the website and twitter channel
> Contribute to ideas and be actively involved in implementing them
>
> The Steering Committee is currently composed of:
> Mike Eden (technical lead and Operations Manager at Cambridge University
Press)
> Melissa Harrison (JATS4R Chair and Head of Production Operations at eLife)
> Kelly McDougall (JATS Standing Committee and Digital Products Coordinator,
MIT Press)
> Mary Seligy (JATS4R website administrator and Business Analyst, Canadian
Science Publishing)
> Lucie Senn (long time member of the group and Production Manager at
Frontiers)
>
> This committee is seeking further membership. Please email
m.harrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:m.harrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> if you are
interested in joining.
>
> We will disband the regular JATS4R calls until July, when they will be
re-introduced on a monthly basis. Please email m.harrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:m.harrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> if you are interested in joining these
monthly calls (the current call invite list will not be reinvited)
>
> During this time, the Steering Committee will be working hard generating
standards and guidelines for sub groups, the roadmap, versioning
standardisations and managing the validator tools via committed technical
resource at CUP and eLife.
>
> We will be seeking membership to subgroups, which will be short lived but
focussed groups tackling one specific issue. These will be chaired by a member
of the Steering Committee or another person willing to take this role.
>
> We look forward to hearing from you!
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