EJTjournal co-published by NHI

What is it? an electronic, fast-track, open access journal in descriptive taxonomy, covering subjects in zoology, botany, and palaeontology

Project presented in Bratislava, June 2009 and Carvoeiro, December 2009

EJTjournal co-published by NHI

What has been done since Carvoeiro?

- 1st April 2010: Business plan published and circulated to BoD

- 16 June 2010: Meeting in Brussels between the future partners: RBINS, RMCA, NHML, MNHN, NBGB

Where we are now?

- Co-publishing agreement on the way to be signed

- September 2010: signature of the agreement

- Other partners welcome to join

- March 2011: Launch of the Journal

EJTjournal co-published by NHI

1. Steering Committee

Representatives of institutionsThat signed CPA

Meets 2 times yearlyAppoints Chief EditorAppoints head-desk editingSigns off budget proposals and DoW prepared by MC

2. Management Committee

Head-desk editingDesk editorsIT staffChief EditorsTopical Editors

Day-to-day managementPrepares budget and DoW

3. Editorial Board

Chief Editor4 topical editors (zoology, entomology, botany, paleontology)Associated editors

Defines editorial scopeEditorial management

4. Associated GroupInstitutions with an interest in EJTFriends of the journal

EJTjournal co-published by NHI

Start-up costsWebsite and backlog development 0.5 FTEInfrastructural costs (editorial manager, other?)

Staff to hire to run journal (100 manuscripts)-IT staff (site maintenance) -Desk editors 2FTE

Staff in kind contributions from Parties-Chief Editors-Head desk editors-Steering Committee

Other staff contributions - Topical editors (4)- Associated editors (+/- 15 per topic)

EJTjournal co-published by NHI

Production Identified

2011 100 2,652012 100 2,652013 100 2,652014 100 2,652015 100 2,65

YearEstimated number of

manuscripts Staff (FTE)