Books@Atla Open Press' editorial workflow for Scholarly Editions can be visualized in three stages: Recruitment and Review, Editing, and Production and Publication. Click the links in the columns below for further details.
The editorial board is responsible for actively soliciting new projects and for reviewing submissions (including the selection and assignment of peer reviewers as needed). The EiC is responsible for communications with submitting authors and volume editors. The SCDPM is responsible for engaging a cover designer and a copy editor (as necessary).
Atla staff are responsible for movement of manuscript content into Atla's Google Drive, creation of the copyright and title pages, finalization of the cover, and preparation of final galleys for publication. The liaison editor is responsible for working with the author/volume editor to finalize content. The copy editor is responsible for copy editing.
The layout editor is responsible for layout of the book in InDesign. The EiC is responsible for final review and approval to publish. The SCC is responsible for publishing the new volume to the Books@ website, making it available through Amazon, and working with Atla staff to distribute review and contributor copies. The editorial board is responsible for identifying outlets for review and for promoting the release.
Books@Atla Open Press Scholarly Editions Workflows and Procedures for OMP 3.1.2
Prepared March 2020
Last revised November 2020