Amstat Online Editor
This area contains information pertinent to the Amstat Online Editor.
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The Editor coordinates aspects of www.amstat.org from the perspective of a professional statistician. Current and anticipated areas under the purview of the Editor include:
- Information about statistics and the profession (What is statistics? Career information, educational opportunities, statistics in the media).
- Scholarly material (textbook reviews, software reviews).
- Links (to other societies, federal agencies, academic departments, suppliers of textbooks and technology) and archives (of data, software, and other information).
- Oversight of ASA Internet publications: journals, proceedings, bibliographic indices, magazines, and newsletters (migration of some or all parts of paper information to electronic form, including abstracts, TOC, addenda, whole articles and evolving electronic communications objects).
The ASA Staff handles aspects of www.amstat.org distinct from the Editor,
including membership, member services, meetings, continuing education,
Center for Statistical Education, and employment. The ASA Electronic
Communications Committee mediates electronic policy issues.
The following relationships between the Editor and ASA units deserve
particular attention:
Journal Staff work directly with Editors of journals in the
well-established review and publication process. As journals move
online, the Web Editor can work with the journal Editors and ASA Staff
to coordinate activities and efforts. Many aspects of the
professional journals, such as JASA, will likely remain intact,
becoming accessible on the web as downloadable articles in standard
form (e.g. PDF).
However, newer ways of presenting information, such as hypertext and
extra color graphics (including video and virtual reality) can enhance
the content and timeliness of traditional page formatted material. In
addition, the Editor may work with journal editors to develop archives
for supporting data and source code, as well as for draft preprints of
submitted papers.
The ASA Staff will handle the pricing and marketing of publications on
the Internet, under advisement of the Electronic Communications (EC)
Committee of ASA. The Web Editor will consult with ASA Staff and the
EC on these matters as they evolve.
The ASA Sections are in many ways the heart of our society;
ASA Chapters embody where we do our work; and ASA Committees
move us forward in the business of the association.
They all will play central roles in the professional perspective
and development of Amstat Online. Officers and active
members of these units are
encouraged to offer
guidance in the activities of those Associate
Editor that pertain to their missions.
In the past, applied statisticians and statisticians in isolated
locales have found it difficult to build community within ASA. The
web offers hope and opportunity. Acting as individuals or groups,
applied statisticians and isolated statisticians can use Amstat Online to organize, build
research and educational networks, and influence the direction of.
Input from these sources on directions, nominations for AE positions
and informed guidance on this evolving web, are most welcome.