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The US Editor of the JAP will work alongside the UK Editors and through frequent contact and consultation on a range of Journal issues will contribute substantially to editorial decisions.
The US Editor advises on and leads the selection and appointment of members of the US editorial team (assistant editors, the deputy editor, the book review and journal review editors).
The US Editor is responsible for coordinating the work of the US editorial team, requesting readers' reports from them and coordinating the work of the book review and journal review editors.
The UK and US Editors share the responsibility for allocating papers to readers, ensuring timely delivery of readers' reports and sending an editor's letter to authors of submitted papers.
The US Editor is particularly responsible for promoting the Journal within North, Central and South America and shares the process of planning the development of the Journal internationally, including into the Far East.
An important part of the work of all Editors is shaping the direction and content of the Journal. The main ways in which the Editors implement this are:
planning international and national Journal conferences;
the grouping of papers in each issue, sometimes with a specific theme;