2026-2027
Committee Roster
Sally Hoffmann, Cambridge, Co-Chair (sally DOT hoffmann AT cambridge DOT org)
Sarah Muncy, AHA, Co-Chair (smuncy AT historians DOT org)
Jessica Abraham, Toronto
Sunbul Akhtar, UCL
Rachel Daly, Catholic
David Famiano, California
Clare Hooper, Liverpool
Sarah McDonald, Edinburgh
Ann Snoeyenbos, Johns Hopkins
Emily Taylor, Ohio State
Michelle Woods, Illinois
Board Liaison
Mary Francis, Pennsylvania
Central Office Liaison
Kate Kolendo
Charge
General Objective:
- Develop and manage tools, programs, and resources to assist Association members in improving the activities of and promoting the public face of their journals programs.
Specific Charges to the Journals Committee:
- Reflecting upon past modes and themes, propose programming for the journals community within the programming year (i.e., hangouts, webinars.) Consider an online Journals Assembly adjacent to/within the online annual meeting.
- Engage significantly with the multifarious impacts of AI on journals publishing and use, with distinctions (if found) between the hard sciences and humanities/social sciences.
- Tend to dissemination and discussion of the journals survey results; establish standard practices and cadence for the journals survey process and timeline.
Common Charges to All Committees of the Association:
- Submit reports on Committee activities to the Association Board in time for its October, March, and June meetings. Interim reports are due on 12 October 2026, and 26 February 2027; final reports that recap all committee activities for the year and are shared with the membership are due 31 May 2027. Follow guidelines for preparing reports found in the Chair Handbook in the Committee and Task Force Chairs Group on UP Commons.
- Follow all guidelines and requirements published in the AUPresses Chair Handbook, including those regarding the use of UP Commons, inclusion of board and staff liaisons, scheduling webinars & hangouts, and any research or survey projects.
- Appoint a member of your committee, ideally not the chair or cochair, to serve as a liaison to the Equity, Justice, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee. This role provides updates on your committee’s efforts in support of equity and inclusion, seeks information, support, or guidance on EJIB matters as needed, and attends a Fall meeting for liaisons hosted by EJIB Committee.
- Prior to the deadline for the annual meeting Call for Proposals, suggest one or more panel or speaker ideas to the Annual Meeting Program Committee.
- Consider nominating a member of your committee, or a member of the community with whom your committee interacts, for the AUPresses Constituency Award when announced.
- Review your General Objective and Specific Tasks at the end of the service year and recommend changes for next year to the Executive Director.