The following people coordinate the work of the Social Welfare Coordinating Group (SWCG):
Co-chair
Douglas Besharov
University of Maryland, USA
Editors
Fiona Campbell
Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK
Brandy Maynard
Saint Louis University, USA
Heid Nøkleby
Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway
Methods Editor
Terri Pigott
Georgia State University, USA
Mikkel Helding Vembye
Danish Center for Social Science Research (VIVE), Denmark
Associate Methods Editors
Kamal Middlebrook
Georgia State University, USA
Joseph Morris
Georgia State University, USA
Information Specialists
Scott Marsalis
University of Minnesota Libraries, USA
Amalia Monroe-Gulick
University of Kansas, USA
Morwenna Rogers
University of Exeter, UK
Managing Editor
Sierra Dowling, Bruyère Research Institute, Canada
social.welfare@campbellcollaboration.org
SWCG position roles and responsibilities
Co-chairs are elected by voting members of the SWCG to three-year terms. Terms will be staggered to insure orderly transitions. Roles and responsibilities of Co-chairs are as follows:
- Responsible for internal governance of the CG (make sure key roles are filled and others are doing their jobs) consistent with Campbell governance policies
- Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with other organisations and Campbell groups
- Disseminate information about the CG
- Make final decisions for the group regarding policy and implementation
- Recruit volunteers for group activities, including reviewers, referees, hand searchers, etc.
- Convene CG meetings
- Provide pre-publication comments on proposed titles for new reviews
- Formally approve or reject titles, protocols, and reviews after receiving recommendations from the Editor
Editors are responsible for providing substantive and methodological feedback to authors consistent with Campbell policies, consolidating feedback from external readers and the Campbell Methods CG, and suggesting how authors can effectively respond to feedback. Specific responsibilities are as follows:
- Provide substantive comments on titles, protocols and completed reviews as they are submitted by authors
- Determine whether draft documents (protocols and reviews) meet Campbell guidelines and standards prior to external peer review
- Request changes from authors and provide authors with detailed editorial recommendations and corrections prior to external review
- Select external peer reviewers
- Make sure the Managing Editor has information and support needed to perform his/her duties.
- Integrate comments from external peer reviewers and methods reviewers into a clear set of changes that need to be addressed by the authors (i.e., write “action letters”).
- Evaluate authors’ revisions to protocols and reviews and determine if they adequately address the concerns of the external reviewers.
The Managing Editor is responsible for procedural aspects of editorial process and provide assistance to the Editor(s).