* To submit sufficient articles, reviews, editorials, and letters to the [[Production Editor]] by published deadlines to permit on-time publication of the magazine, or to print and distribute the issue himself.
* To solicit articles from the membership suitable for publication.
* To assist authors, primarily and with the aid of [[Associate Editors]] in preparing their submissions for publication.
* To ensure that the proper procedure is followed in the processing of submissions.
* To obtain copyright releases from authors, and to oblige authors to provide copies of copyright releases for material included in their submissions.
* To appoint such [[Associate Editors]], [[Proofreader|Proofreaders]], [[Advertising Managers]], and other personnel as may be needed to perform the duties above.
* To delegate work among his staff and track each item, making status reports to the [[Editor-in-Chief]] as requested.
* To name an Assistant Editor within his first year in office, and to train him so that he might be able to step up to the office of Omnibus Editor at need.
<li>The ''Omnibus'' Editor reformats the article as needed, including insertion of quarter-page ad spots (not the ads themselves).</li>
<li>The ''Omnibus'' Editor sends the original and the edited article to proofreaders (if any) 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 assembles the articles received into a dummy master, selecting for size (issues must be a multiple of four pages), and balance (to the extent that's possible).</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 height adjustments are made, for example), selects cover art in consultation with the ''Omnibus'' Editor, and determines the final page count.</li>