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Creating a more inclusive journal: the Journal of the Medical Library Association's evolving process for selecting editorial board members.

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Henderson, M; Cyrus, JW; Eldermire, ERB; Boruff, JT; Akers, KG; Murphy, B
Published in: Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA
January 2022

The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) selects new editorial board members every year. In the spring of 2021, JMLA used a new process for reviewing and selecting applicants for the limited number of open editorial board positions. This reevaluation of the selection process was spurred by a desire to create a more diverse and representative board. Changes to the procedures for selecting new editorial board members included having an open call for editorial board members, creating an application form, creating a selection committee to screen applicants, creating a form for the selection committee to extract data from applications, and creating a two-step process for screening and then selecting board members. As part of construction of this new process, areas for continued improvement were also identified, such as refining the application form to allow more specific answers to areas of interest to the selection committee. The newly created selection process for editorial board members constitutes a significant change in JMLA processes; however, more can be done to build on this work by further refining the selection process and ensuring that new members are selected in a transparent and streamlined manner.

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Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA

DOI

EISSN

1558-9439

ISSN

1536-5050

Publication Date

January 2022

Volume

110

Issue

1

Start / End Page

1 / 4

Related Subject Headings

  • Library Associations
  • Libraries, Medical
  • Information & Library Sciences
  • 4610 Library and information studies
  • 0807 Library and Information Studies
 

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Henderson, M., Cyrus, J. W., Eldermire, E. R. B., Boruff, J. T., Akers, K. G., & Murphy, B. (2022). Creating a more inclusive journal: the Journal of the Medical Library Association's evolving process for selecting editorial board members. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, 110(1), 1–4. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2022.1430
Henderson, Margaret, John W. Cyrus, Erin R. B. Eldermire, Jill T. Boruff, Katherine G. Akers, and Beverly Murphy. “Creating a more inclusive journal: the Journal of the Medical Library Association's evolving process for selecting editorial board members.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA 110, no. 1 (January 2022): 1–4. https://doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2022.1430.
Henderson M, Cyrus JW, Eldermire ERB, Boruff JT, Akers KG, Murphy B. Creating a more inclusive journal: the Journal of the Medical Library Association's evolving process for selecting editorial board members. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA. 2022 Jan;110(1):1–4.
Henderson, Margaret, et al. “Creating a more inclusive journal: the Journal of the Medical Library Association's evolving process for selecting editorial board members.Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA, vol. 110, no. 1, Jan. 2022, pp. 1–4. Epmc, doi:10.5195/jmla.2022.1430.
Henderson M, Cyrus JW, Eldermire ERB, Boruff JT, Akers KG, Murphy B. Creating a more inclusive journal: the Journal of the Medical Library Association's evolving process for selecting editorial board members. Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA. 2022 Jan;110(1):1–4.

Published In

Journal of the Medical Library Association : JMLA

DOI

EISSN

1558-9439

ISSN

1536-5050

Publication Date

January 2022

Volume

110

Issue

1

Start / End Page

1 / 4

Related Subject Headings

  • Library Associations
  • Libraries, Medical
  • Information & Library Sciences
  • 4610 Library and information studies
  • 0807 Library and Information Studies