Editing a major professional journal is a service function that deserves the
 support of
the University administration.  It is not uncustomary therefore for
 Deans/Chairs/Provosts
to provide some secretarial relief plus access to phones, fax, etc.  On the
 other hand,
the publisher of these journals derive a reasonable profit from professional
 journals,
whether owned by the professional society or by the publishing house.  The
 publishers
recognize full well that editorial offices with heavy use of mail, phone and fax
 cost a
good deal of money to run.  They will pay as little as they can.  Assuming that
 the
journal in question has reasonable circulation in university libraries, the sum
 of $1200
for annual expenses is about one-tenth of a realistic level of support.   So, in
 my opinion
as the founder and editor for many years of a professional journal published by
 a
major international publisher,  the society or editor should make firm
 representation to
the society and/or publisher for the dollars needed after contributions from the
 School
are added in.

On Fri, 20 Jun 1997 15:38:34 MST, Research Administration Discussion Group
 wrote:

>I've had a slightly different request from a faculty member and am
>hoping somewhere out there has ideas about possible support sources.
>
>The faculty member has been asked to become the editor of his
>professional journal, but they are only giving him $1500 for mailing,
>telephone, clerical work, etc. There will be no support for salary or
>release time.  He has been the associate editor and knows it will
>take him at least 12 hrs/week of work - or more.  The areas covered
>by the journal include sports activities and sports behaviors
>(exercise, etc.).
>
>Does anyone have any suggestions of where to go looking for support
>for what is essentially an ongoing operations functions?  The faculty
>member thinks he can do it with just a few thousand dollars for
>clerical support, but I'd like to see more for travel to meetings,
>etc.  Right now, he is hesitating taking the position until he gets
>some ideas about further support.  And yes, he's already talked to
>the department chair and the dean.
>
>Chuck Howard
>xxxxxx@uncrc.univnorthco.edu

David V. Cohn
Dept. Biological/Biophysical Sciences
HSC/Dental
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY 40292
Telephone: 502/852-7507
Facsimile:    502/852-7240
email: xxxxxx@homer.louisville.edu