- PLANNING
- Author(s) develops project, then consults with Publications Director
in Educational Communications and Technologies (ECAT) via Publication
Planning Form (http://ag.arizona.edu/ecat/pubs/pubplanning).
Consultation includes approximate length and potential audience,
quantity, and artwork.
- Publications Director contacts the author who can assist in
evaluating the best method for developing and distributing a publication
and puts the publication in the context of existing titles (locally,
regionally).
- Author completes Publication Approval Form (produced from
planning form) and obtains signature of County Extension Director
(if County
faculty) and sends publication with proposed reviewers to Associate
Director. Determines funding with Associate Director and Publications
Director.
- Associate Director sends publication with Publication
Approval Form to Department Head/School Director
- REVIEWS
- Department Head/School Director, with recommendation from author,
decides on appropriate reviewers for publication and sends out
for review.
A minimum of 3 reviewers is required with one out-of-state reviewer
recommended.
- Department Head/School Director forwards reviewer comments (anonymous)
to author.
- Author makes revisions, attaches reviewer comments to final
version, returns to Department Head/School Director for approval.
- Department Head/School Director sends final approved copy
to Associate Director with all related elements. Associate Director
sends to Pesticide Information and Training Office (PITO) for sign-off,
if necessary.
- PITO signs and returns to Associate Director for final
sign-off and sends to Publications Director.
- PUBLICATION
- Publications Director assigns publication number and supervises
editing, design, layout, quality assurance, and funding.
- Proof copy sent to author, allowing for one week for comments.
- Publications Director sends original to printer, monitors
progress.
- POST-PUBLICATION
- Web version created after delivery to printer, URL sent to author
(allowing one week for comments).
- Notification copies delivered to those involved in the process
and Executive Council members.
- Distribution and marketing.
- FOLLOW-UP
- Publications Director initiates a review every three years
for publication need and content currency.
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