New subject: [AffCom] WikiJournal as a thematic organization

23 Jun 2018

Hello Camelia,

I apologize as well, for the long time it took to reach back to you. Here
is a description of how WikiJournal fulfills each of the mentioned criteria:

*Legal structure*:

   - The project is governed by the WikiJournal Council
   <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiJournal_User_Group#WikiJournal_Council>
   - It has adopted its own Bylaws <http://WikiJournal_User_Group/Bylaws>.
   - It is a registered non-profit organization (in Sweden, Organization#:
   802511-9275

<https://www.hitta.se/f%C3%B6retagsinformation/wikijournal/8025119275?gp=58.358449169119474:11.936307690394049>
   ).

Records of activities are archived in its online discussion forums, mainly:

   - Talk:WikiJournal_User_Group
   <https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Talk:WikiJournal_User_Group>
   - Talk:WikiJournal_of_Medicine
   <https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Talk:WikiJournal_of_Medicine>
   - Talk:WikiJournal_of_Science
   <https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Talk:WikiJournal_of_Science>
   - Talk:WikiJournal_of_Humanities
   <https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Talk:WikiJournal_of_Humanities>

The editorial boards and associate editors have expertise in each area:

   - WikiJournal_of_Medicine/Editors
   <https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WikiJournal_of_Medicine/Editors>
   - WikiJournal_of_Science/Editors
   <https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WikiJournal_of_Science/Editors>
   - WikiJournal_of_Humanities/Editors
   <https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/WikiJournal_of_Humanities/Editors>

Their expertise is shared with the Wikimedia movement, in the form of
processing and approving article submissions, whose content can be used to
improve articles across Wikimedia projects.

*Wikimedia supportive mission: *The *mission* of WikiJournal is to publish
scholarly works with no cost for the authors, apply quality checks on
submissions by expert peer review, and make accepted works available on the
Internet free of charge, in perpetuity. The material is then integrated
where appropriate across Wikimedia projects, including Wikipedia. WikJournals
is open for everyone to contribute. All this is in alignment with that of
Wikimedia.

*Thematic focus: *Scholarly journals that apply academic peer review
<https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Wikiversity:Peer_review> to their content.

*Critical mass of active Wikimedia contributor involvement: *50+
total members in the editorial boards, in addition to authors and peer
reviewers (see links to editors above)

*At least two years of activities: *The project has been a User Group since
May 31, 2016: Affiliations Committee/Resolutions/Recognition WikiJournal
User Group
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Affiliations_Committee/Resolutions/Recognition_WikiJournal_User_Group>
Its reports on activity and financials are up to date, see:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiJournal_User_Group/Activity_report_May_
2016_to_Dec_2017

*Capacity, or planned capacity, to meet the future expectations: *We are a
dedicated group of volunteers who will continue to welcome newcomers to the
projects. There is no absolute limit to the potential capacity of our
activities. We understand and will abide the requirements and expectations
of thematic organizations
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_thematic_organizations/Requirements>
.

Best regards,

Mikael Häggström
On behalf of the WikiJournal User Group

On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 11:23 PM, camelia boban &lt;camelia.boban(a)gmail.com&gt;
wrote:

...
  Hello Mikael.

 I appologize for my previous answer, a misunderstanding about the fact you
 are already a user group.
 In order to become a thematical organization (like chapters
 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_chapters>, they
 are required *to have a legal structure*, maintain detailed records on
 activities, maintain an expertise in their focal area, and share that
 expertise with the Wikimedia movement), these are the
 eligibility requirements
 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_thematic_organizations>:

    1. *Wikimedia supportive mission*
    The mission of the organization must be in line with the mission
    <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Mission> and vision
    <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Vision> of the
    Wikimedia Foundation, as well as the guiding principles of the
    Wikimedia Foundation

<https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Resolution:Wikimedia_Foundation_Guiding_Principles>
     and principles of movement affiliates

<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_affiliation_models/Principles>
    .
    2. *Thematic focus*
    The thematic organization has a clear cultural, linguistic, or
    otherwise thematic focus. Thematic organizations need a clearly defined and
    unique scope, when setting up a thematic organization questions of
    language, geographic area of operation, and membership criteria need to be
    determined. While there can be multiple user groups serving a similar or
    single focus area, there can only be one thematic organization covering
    their designated thematic focus area.
    3. *Legal structure*
    The thematic organization must have a legal structure/corporation that
    is legally independent from the Wikimedia Foundation.
    4. *Critical mass of active Wikimedia contributor involvement*
    The thematic organization must involve at least ten, preferably at
    least twenty, active contributors to the Wikimedia projects. An active
    contributor is defined as a members with 300 or more contributions to a
    Wikimedia project on a registered account that has existed for more than 6
    months in good community standing (meaning they are not currently suspended
    or otherwise prevented from participating).
    5. *At least two years of activities*
    Groups must have two years of demonstrable programmatic results prior
    to applying for thematic organization recognition. These activities, and
    their results, must be documented on-wiki, ideally on the group's Meta-Wiki
    page. Activities should be a mixture of online and offline activities
    designed to encourage participation on the Wikimedia projects
    <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Wikimedia_projects>.
    The group must be up to date on its activity and financial reports prior to
    being considered for recognition.
    6. *Capacity, or planned capacity, to meet the future expectations*
    Something that makes thematic organizations and chapters unique from
    user groups are the increased expectations. Does your group have the
    capacity to meet the expectations of thematic organization once you receive
    recognition? This will be something both the Affiliations Committee and
    Board of Trustees will consider in reviewing your application. If your
    group does not have a track record of activities which indicate that you
    will successfully be able to meet these expectations, that can cause your
    application to be denied. Consideration will be given for the financial
    circumstances of the group, realistic demands in your group's focus area,
    and plans to secure future funding to meet these expectations.

 Please feel free to contact us if you have further questions.

 Kind regards,
 Camelia on behalf of AffCom

 ᐧ

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 2018-04-02 21:47 GMT+02:00 camelia boban &lt;camelia.boban(a)gmail.com&gt;om>:

  Hello Mikael and thank you for contacting us.

 As to apply for a thematic organization, your group must have a thematic
 focus, a legal structure, but most of all at least two years of activity
 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_thematic_organizations/Requirements>,
 I suggest you to apply first for a user group. The eligibility requirements
 are (1) a group of a*t least 3 members with 300 or more contributions to
 a Wikimedia project *and (2) *accept **the Wikimedia user group
 agreement and code of conduct

<https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_user_groups/Agreement_and_code_of_conduct>.*

 On this page you can find the way to apply for the recognition
 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_user_groups> and this is a creation
 guide
 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_user_groups/Creation_guide>.
 After completing this 4 steps:
 *Step 1*: Gather the people

 At least three people are required for the establishment of a user group;
 but we recommend gathering at least 10 in your group.

 We highly encourage you to feel empowered to engage in activities and
 planning even prior to beginning the approval process.

 *Step 2*: Develop your goals and scope

    - What do you want to accomplish as a group? What is your scope? For
       example, do you want to have a monthly meetup on a particular topic, do you
       want to reach out to schools, to museums? How does your mission aim to
       improve Wikimedia projects?
       - What kind of activities do you want to engage in (e.g. outreach,
       fundraising, public relations, publishing, meetups)?

 *Step 3*: Select your user group name

 Generally, creative and descriptive names are encouraged; however, here
 are a few examples that might help your thinking:

 A user group's name and logo should support more independent activity and
 discourage confusion with other Wikimedia organizations.

    - Wikimedia Community User Group _____ : An independent club of
       Wikimedia volunteers
       - Wikimedians of _____ User Group : an independent group of
       volunteer Wikimedians
       - Wikipedians of _____ User Group : an independent group of
       volunteer Wikimedians
       - MediaWiki Group _____ : an independent group of volunteer
       Wikimedians
       - Wikipedia Editors for _____ : an independent group of volunteer
       Wikimedians
       - Any name that does not involve a Wikimedia trademark, such as
       "Wiki User Group _____"

 *Step 4*: Set up a wiki page for your group

 Once you have a group of interested people, it's time to document who you
 are and to set up some means of communications. For the external world, you
 need to designate two contact people who can be identified to the Wikimedia
 Foundation; within the group, think about setting up a wiki page where
 people can join; perhaps set up a mailing list or talk page or other forum
 to discuss your projects.

 at *Step 5*: You can Apply for recognition filling this form
 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:Contact/affcomusergroup>.

 Please feel free to contact us if you have other questions.

 Kind regards,
 Camelia on behalf of AffCom

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 Developer  |  WikiDonne co-founder
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 2018-04-02 19:44 GMT+02:00 Mikael Häggström &lt;editor.in.chief(a)wikijmed.org
 : 
  Dear Affiliations Committee,

 I want to apply to have WikiJournal
 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiJournal_User_Group> become a thematic
 organization
 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_thematic_organizations>.
 Please let me know what information you will need in order to make a
 decision.

 Best regards,

 Mikael Häggström
 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mikael_H%C3%A4ggstr%C3%B6m>
 editor.in.chief(a)wikijmed.org

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