New Proposals - Further Information

In order to evaluate a proposal for a new journal, we would need the following:

1.  Main title and subtitle, with some alternatives.

2.  The initial number of issues, and the number and type of articles that might be published 

     (reviews, commentary, primary research, methods, educational summaries, etc).

3.  A short Aims and Scope of up to 150 words and a longer discursive one of 4-5 paragraphs (the 

     former might appear in the journal itself, the latter would be used for marketing and on the 

     Maney website.

4.  The name and address (postal and email) of the proposed Editor and Co-editors.

5.  The names of people who might serve on the editorial board (subject to confirmation).

6.  A comprehensive review of the competition with the salient features of each title and the reasons 

     why the new journal would be different.

7.  A list of topics on which the journal would seek to publish and a list of past papers that it might 

     have published.

8.  The ISI category under which the new journal would be classified.

9.  At least seven headwords that could be used for a database search to assess the number of 

     potential authors for the new journal.

10. National and international conferences that potential authors and subscribers would attend.

11. The prospects of the journal being adopted by a professional or scholarly society. In such 

      circumstances, would the journal be included in the membership fee?

12. The possibility of receiving sponsorship for some of the start-up costs, including the editors 

      expenses.

13. The names of societies from which we might be able to obtain mailing lists for promotion.

14. The names and addresses of at least six referees that would be able to give us an assessment 

      of the merits of the proposal.