The official journal of The Augustan Society, Inc., is ''The [[Augustan Omnibus|The Augustan Omnibus]]''. It is under the direction of the '''''Omnibus '' Editor''', who is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the [[Editor-in-Chief]].
The duties of the ''Omnibus '' Editor are:
* To prepare articles, reviews, editorials, and letters for publication.
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<li>Articles are received by the [[''Omnibus '' Editor]].</li>
<li>The ''Omnibus '' Editor does preliminary review about suitability for publication, possible rejection.</li>
<li>The ''Omnibus '' Editor confirms that the article is previously unpublished, and that copyright clearances are provided for the text and all images submitted. Copyright release forms need to be developed.</li>
<li>''Omnibus '' Editor performs a quick survey of sources to confirm that most necessary data is available (even if out of standard format).</li>
<li>Article is placed on list "to be edited".</li>
<li>Associate Editors provide copy editing (including planting text references to illustrations and tables, if needed), write captions for photos and titles for tables as needed, confirm sources as seems necessary, and convert all to standard format (to the limits of available skill and software). In doing so, they may contact the author, but this is not required (and often not possible).</li>
<li>Article is returned to the ''Omnibus '' Editor for review, possible return to Associate Editor.</li>
<li>The ''Omnibus '' Editor reformats the article as needed, including insertion of quarter-page ad spots.</li>
<li>The ''Omnibus '' Editor sends the original and the edited article to proofreaders and corrects errors found.</li>
<li>Article is sent to the [[Production Editor]] and placed on the list "to be published".</li>
<li>The Production Editor inserts the ads provided by the [[Advertising Manager]], supplementing those with stock ads as required.</li>
<li>The Production Editor does final formatting (this is where column hight adjustments are made, for example), selects cover art in consultation with the ''Omnibus '' Editor, and determines the final page count.</li>
<li>The Production Editor arranges for printing, trimming, and binding, then passes finished magaziens to [[Headquarters Staff]] for stuffing and mailing.</li>
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