CZ:Charter drafting committee/Position statements/David E. Volk

I am an active Editor and Author in Chemistry and Biology. As a member of the [Editorial Council] (2008-2010) I have written and been the driver of 2 of the 7 accepted proposals, Medical Disclaimers and Create workgroup style guides . I also serve as an Editorial Personnel Administrator] approving applications for Editorship. My general goals in writing the Charter are to maintain the quality of CZ articles and the maintainance of civility in our discourse. To that end, I believe our charter must include protections for authors from editors, constables, and Editor in Chief, a provision holding all citizens to a high standard of conduct and a means for dealing with editorial disputes between equal numbers of editors. Minimum activity levels, especially for members of the Editorial Council and other panels may be a requirement worth considering, especially in terms of forum activity so that good ideas do not die from lack of reasoned responses. In terms of article approvals, I am in favor of smaller articles being approved. It is easier for any one editor to approve of a smaller article and subsequently quickly read improvements in the draft for a swift re-approval process.

Nominees who have accepted

Nominee	Link to position statement
Raymond Arritt	statement
Robert Badgett	statement
Martin Baldwin-Edwards	statement
Howard C. Berkowitz	statement
Stephen Ewen	statement
Shamira Gelbman	statement
D. Matt Innis	statement
Meg Ireland	statement
Russell D. Jones	statement
Brian P. Long	statement
Daniel Mietchen	statement
Tom Morris	statement
Joe Quick	statement
Supten Sarbadhikari	statement
Peter Schmitt	statement
Anthony Sebastian	statement
Drew R. Smith	statement
Ro Thorpe	statement
David E. Volk	statement
Alexander Wiebel	statement