Hi again,
There have been some changes
<https://en.wikiversity.org/w/index.php?title=WikiJournal_User_Group%2FDraft_bylaws&type=revision&diff=1670390&oldid=1668034>
to the bylaws draft
<https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WikiJournal_User_Group/Draft_bylaws>,
following discussion at Talk:WikiJournal_User_Group#Adoption_of_bylaws
<https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Talk:WikiJournal_User_Group#Adoption_of_bylaws>.
Notably, in its current format, the "overall board" will retain the title
WikiJournal Council in order to avoid mix-up with editorial boards. Also,
it will consist of both representatives of each journal as well as
community-elected members.
Regarding the acceptance of new journals, the currents draft states that
journals not yet accepted by the Council should have "Preliminary
WikiJournal of.." as the title. At the same time, such title probably
discourages potential authors to submit their works, so I think I don't
think we should have any strict criteria beyond those given in the
suggested bylaws
<https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WikiJournal_User_Group/Draft_bylaws#Section_1._Criteria>
when considering accepting new journals. Instead, I've expanded the page
WikiJournal_User_Group/Starting_a_journal
<https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WikiJournal_User_Group/Starting_a_journal>
to give a recommendation about the steps, and in which order they may be
done. After all, even those criteria in the bylaws would require WikiJournal
of Science
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiJournal_User_Group#Journals_in_this_group>
to officially require peer review for all articles, or have its name
changed to "Preliminary WikiJournal of Science". We can always choose to
remove a journal if it seems to move in the wrong direction.
Also, to facilitate in the creation of new journals, I have the idea that
we could have an entire "template journal", with all the basic pages
necessary, so that those wanting to create a new title can start off quite
fast by just adding the name of the subject.
Best regards,
Mikael
On Sun, Apr 9, 2017 at 7:33 PM, Mikael Häggström <
editor.in.chief(a)wikijmed.org> wrote:
Hi WikiJournal participants,
I've made a draft of bylaws at WikiJournal_User_Group/Draft_bylaws
<https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WikiJournal_User_Group/Draft_bylaws>.
Please make any comments about the content soon, so we can go ahead and
form consensus on adopting them. After that, we can elect the board.
Best regards,
Mikael