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Communications & Publications Committee

Mission

 

“The mission of the RSA Communications and Publications Committee is to represent the interests of the Society in the management of the Society journal, Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research (ACER). The journal is one of the premier outlets for the publication of the most recent findings in all fields of alcohol research, as well as a major source of revenue for the Society. As such, it is of utmost importance to the RSA that the quality of the Journal is maintained and enhanced. The Publications Committee shall represent the RSA in providing oversight to the ACER editorial team and the ACER journal office. In addition, the Committee, in collaboration with the Journal Editor, will serve as a liaison between RSA and the Publisher. Based on these roles, the Publications Committee will make recommendations to the RSA Board regarding personnel changes, publication contracts and other matters related to the management and business aspects of the journal. Finally, ACER is a joint venture of the RSA and ISBRA and as such the RSA publications committee shall interact with the ISBRA publications committee and the ISBRA leadership to ensure that the international alcohol research community is fairly represented in the journal and on its Editorial Board and Advisory Council."

Meet the Committee

Stephen Boehm

Chair and Field Editor

Indiana University - Purdue University

Mollie Monnig

Committee

Brown University

Michael Dunn

Committee

University of Central Florida

Qian Peng

Committee

The Scripps Research Institute

Tekeda Ferguson

Committee

LSU Health Science Center

Catherine Marcinkiewcz

Committee

University of Iowa

Kristin Hamre

Past-Chair

LSU Health Sciences Center

Andrey Ryabinin

ISBRA Rep

Oregon Health and Science University

Michael Miles

ACER Editor

Virginia Commonwealth University

Roh-Yu Shen

Committee

University at Buffalo

Laura Nagy

Associate Editor

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Vatsalya Vatsalya

Committee

University of Louisville

Anna Klintsova

Committee

University of Delaware

Pari Dhayagude

Social Media Sub-Committee

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Woody Hopf

Social Media Sub-Committee

Indiana University

Nikki Zabik

Social Media Sub-Committee

University of Nebraska Medical Center

ROTATION OF MEMBERS

  1. The publications committee will be comprised of 10 people: Chair, Co-Chair, ACER Editor, ACER Associate Editor, ACER Deputy Editor, ISBRA Rep and 4 mid-career/senior scientists, plus Past Chair (1-year).
  2. The Chair of the Publications Committee to identify committee members (Co-Chair and 4 scientists) that represent the diversity of the RSA membership, with regard to research area, animal species used in their research, career level, underrepresented minority status, underrepresented minority status, and gender.
  3. Considering the need for continuity and expertise in journal management, members of the publication committee will serve for a period of 3 years, with the option for one consecutive re-appointment for a second 3-year term, based on the recommendation of the Committee Chairs, ACER Editor and Associate Editor.
  4. The ACER “Editors” will remain members of the committee until they resign from their editorial duties, with the suggestion to continue for one year beyond resignation to maintain continuity. No more than 3 members will rotate off of the committee in any given year.
  5. The "Chair" position will also rotate every 3 years (yr 1 chair/vice chair; yr 2 co-chairs; yr 3 chair, past chair, vice chair), with an option for re-appointment. However, the Chair will serve one additional year on the committee, as the past-Chair, to facilitate the transition in leadership. The Chair will appoint a new Chair with strong consideration of appointment from within the committee membership, based on the advice of the full committee.