Editor-in-chief

An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor, chief editor, executive editor, or simply editor is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members and managing them. The term is often used at newspapers, magazines, yearbooks, and television news programs. The editor-in-chief is commonly the link between the publisher or proprietor and the editorial staff.

Responsibilities

Typical responsibilities of editors-in-chief include:<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>

• Ensuring that content is journalistically objective<ref name="Nesvisky 2008"/>
• Fact-checking, spelling, grammar, writing style, page design and photos
• Rejecting writing that appears to be plagiarized, ghostwritten, published elsewhere, or of little interest to readers
• Evaluating and editing content<ref name="Young 2007"/><ref name="Smith 1996 p. 6"/>
• Contributing editorial pieces
• Motivating and developing editorial staff<ref name="Young 2007"/>
• Ensuring the final draft is complete
• Handling reader complaints and taking responsibility for issues after publication
• For books and journals, cross-checking citations and examining references
• Working to advance the commercial success of the publication<ref name="Niblock 2003"/>
• Position may involve recruiting, hiring and firing staff<ref name="Niblock 2003"/>

In academic journals

The term is also applied to academic journals, where the editor-in-chief gives the ultimate decision whether a submitted manuscript will be published. This decision is made by the editor-in-chief after seeking input from reviewers selected on the basis of relevant expertise. For larger journals, the decision is often upon the recommendation of one of several associate editors who each have responsibility for a fraction of the submitted manuscripts.<ref>Template:Citation</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

• Journalism ethics and standards
• Journalistic interventionism
• Value judgment

Further reading

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• The New Fowler's Modern English Usage (3rd edn 1996, edited by R. W. Burchfield); Bryan A. Garner, Garner's Modern American Usage (2009).

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