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Publications Policy Committee

Chair Robert M. Tighe, MD, ATSF Durham, NC
Vice Chair Stephanie D. Davis, MD, ATSF Chapel Hill, NC
Committee Member Abdulghani Sankari, PhD, MD Bloomfield Hills, MI
Committee Member - Editor, AJRCMB Andrew J. Halayko, PhD, MSc, BSc(Hons), ATSF Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Committee Member Angela Rogers, MD, MPH, ATSF Stanford, CA
Committee Member Bruno L. Ferreyro, MD, PhD Toronto, ON, Canada
Committee Member - Editor, Annals ATS Colin R. Cooke, MD Ann Arbor, MI
Committee Member Enid R. Neptune, MD, ATSF Baltimore, MD
Committee Member Fernando L. Holguin Aurora, CO
Committee Member - Editor, AJRCCM Fernando J. Martinez, MD, MS New York, NY
Committee Member Ilona Jaspers, PhD Chapel Hill, NC
Committee Member Ivan O. Rosas, MD Houston, TX
Committee Member James P. Allinson, MD, PhD London, London, United Kingdom
Committee Member Jess Mandel, MD, FRCP, FACP, ATSF La Jolla, CA
Committee Member Megan N. Ballinger, PhD, ATSF Columbus, OH
Committee Member - Editor, ATS Scholar Nitin Seam, MD, FACP, ATSF Bethesda, MD
Committee Member Patrick Nana-Sinkam, MD Richmond, VA
Committee Member Sharon D. Dell, BSc, MD, FRCP(C), ATSF Vancouver, BC, Canada
Committee Member Stephanie J. London, MD, MPH, DrPH Research Triangle Park, NC
Committee Member Susanne Herold, MD, PhD, ATSF Giessen, Hessen, Germany
Committee Member Wanda M. Gibson-Scipio, PhD, FNP-BC, ATSF West Bloomfield, MI
Committee Member Wonder P. Drake, MD Baltimore, MD
Staff Diane Gern New York, NY
Staff Kevin Wilson, MD New York, NY

The Publications Policy Committee provides oversight of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, Annals of the American Thoracic Society, and ATS Scholar to promote scientific integrity, relevance and leadership in the fields of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine. The Publications Policy Committee ensures that the Society’s journals contribute to the achieving the Society’s mission. The Committee is responsible for the broad editorial policies of the journals. It evaluates the performance of the editors and transmits the evaluations to the Executive Committee. The Committee regularly evaluates the overall publications needs of the Society and, when necessary, recommends appropriate changes in the publications program. It provides the Board with strategic guidance for addressing emerging challenges and monitors the effectiveness of new programs, and offers a forum for evaluation of the strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunities related to ATS journals. Working in close association with the Documents Development and Implementation Committee, the Committee promotes the effective dissemination of official ATS documents. Finally, it is also responsible for oversight and management of Journal CME planning and implementation.

Benchmarks, 2023-2024:
• Initiate and complete the search for the new Red Editor.
• Review factors that impede diversity in the journals and identify opportunities to make the system fairer and more equitable including diversity in the editors, the editorial boards, and in editor-elicited content.
• Develop metrics for all ATS journals, including finances, and make recommendations for changes, if needed.
• Address the OSTP open access mandate regarding NIH-funded article submissions
• Continue to support the collaboration efforts of the ATS family of journals.
• Continue to participate in the editor compensation process and roll out the recommendations.
• Develop policy regarding AI assisted authorship of articles.
• Nominate a diverse slate of candidates for ATS Respiratory Health Awards.