Seeking nominations for membership: Australian Journal of Emergency Management Editorial Advisory Committee

Contributed by the Australian Emergency Management Institute

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Nominations are invited for the Australian Journal of Emergency Management (AJEM) Editorial Advisory Committee. AJEM is looking for people with skills, expertise and knowledge in emergency management and publication development for an appointment term of 3 years.

AJEM is published by the Australian Government’s Attorney-General’s Department. The Journal focuses on both the academic and practitioner reader and its aim is to strengthen capabilities in the sector by documenting, growing and disseminating an emergency management body of knowledge. The Journal strongly supports the role of the Australian Emergency Management Institute as a national centre of excellence for knowledge and skills development in the emergency management sector.

AJEM is supported by an Editorial Advisory Committee that actively participates in the development of each issue. The Editorial team relies on the expertise and skill base of the committee members in writing and reviewing articles and promoting the journal, domestically and internationally. Attendance at biannual meetings is expected and travel expenses will be reimbursed.

The Advisory Committee provides advice to the editor-in-chief on a range of matters including:

• The strategic direction for AJEM
• The coverage and balance of the Journal’s content
• Management and administrative issues affecting the viability of the Journal (eg. format and distribution)
• Legal and procedural arrangements appropriate to the function of the Journal
• Future enhancements and developments.

Additionally, the Advisory Committee provides practical support by:

• Accessing and utilising professional networks to the advantage of AJEM
• Facilitating contacts with authors, reviewers and experts in various areas of the emergency management sector
• Providing assistance in the project management of themed issues of the journal
• Using professional experience to inform editorial decision-making
• Sourcing and assisting in the selection of content
• Reviewing submitted articles
• Actively promoting AJEM at national and international forums.

If you feel you can contribute to Australia’s premier journal in emergency management on an honorary basis, are resident in Australia, and are interested in being considered for a position on the editorial advisory committee, please send an expression of interest, addressing the above requirements, and giving us examples of how you can add to the journal, or any enquiries beforehand, to ajem@em.gov.au by 30 September 2010.