Creating an editor community: Lessons from creating an online editor portal
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For most editors, a key element of day-to-day work involves responding to and answering questions from editors, authors, and reviewers. It can be repetitive and sometimes confusing to constantly send out information and track responses. The Publications Department at the American Geophysical Union came up with and implemented a solution—the AGU’s Editor Portal—as a way to increase communication among editors and to serve as a hub for journal-related information. Paige Wooden discusses how the portal was created and how it would benefit editors.