* 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]], [[Proofreaders]], [[Art Directors]], 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]], and to train him so that he might be able to step up to the office of Omnibus Editor at need.
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Following is our procedure for publishing issues of the journal:
1. Article received by the [[Omnibus Editor]].
2. Omnibus Editor does preliminary review about publishabilitysuitability for publication, possible rejection.
3. Omnibus Editor confirms that the article is previously unpublished, and that copyright clearances are provided for all images submitted. Copyright release forms need to be developed and deployed, probably at this point.
4. Omnibus Editor performs a quick survey of sources to confirm that most necessary data is available (even if out of standard format).
5. Article is placed on list "to be edited".
6. Articles are selected from the "to be edited" list and assigned to [[Associate Editors]].
7. 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, and convert all to standard article format.
8. Article is returned to the Omnibus Editor for review, possible return to Associate Editor.
9. Article is sent to proofreaders
10. Article is submitted to the [[Editor-in-Chief ]] for review, possible return to Omnibus Editor.
11. Article If further revised, article is sent to a different proofreader than in step 9
12. Repeat item 10 for last minute corrections