Editing Editor-in-chief (section)

==Responsibilities==
Typical responsibilities of editors-in-chief include:<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Job Responsibilities of an Editor-in-chief You Were Totally Unaware Of |date=Feb 14, 2018 |work=CareerStint |access-date=2019-01-06|url=https://careerstint.com/editor-in-chief-responsibilities |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106072828/https://careerstint.com/editor-in-chief-responsibilities |url-status=dead |archive-date=2019-01-06 }}</ref>
* Ensuring that content is [[journalistic objectivity|journalistically objective]]<ref name="Nesvisky 2008"/>
* [[Fact-checking]], spelling, grammar, writing style, page design and photos
* Rejecting writing that appears to be plagiarized, [[ghostwriter|ghostwritten]], published elsewhere, or of little interest to readers
* Evaluating and editing content<ref name="Young 2007"/><ref name="Smith 1996 p. 6"/>
* Contributing editorial pieces
* Motivating and developing editorial staff<ref name="Young 2007"/> 
* Ensuring the final draft is complete
* Handling reader complaints and taking responsibility for issues after publication
* For books and journals, cross-checking citations and examining references
* Working to advance the commercial success of the publication<ref name="Niblock 2003"/>
* Position may involve recruiting, hiring and firing staff<ref name="Niblock 2003"/>

===In academic journals===
The term is also applied to [[academic journal]]s, where the editor-in-chief gives the ultimate decision whether a submitted manuscript will be published. This decision is made by the editor-in-chief after seeking input from [[Peer review|reviewers]] selected on the basis of relevant expertise. For larger journals, the decision is often upon the recommendation of one of several associate editors who each have responsibility for a fraction of the submitted manuscripts.<ref>{{Citation |last=Nestel |first=Debra |title=Peer Review for Publications: A Guide for Reviewers |date=2019 |work=Healthcare Simulation Research: A Practical Guide |pages=325–329 |editor-last=Nestel |editor-first=Debra |url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-26837-4_43 |access-date=2024-10-07 |place=Cham |publisher=Springer International Publishing |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-3-030-26837-4_43 |isbn=978-3-030-26837-4 |last2=Kunkler |first2=Kevin |last3=Scerbo |first3=Mark W. |editor2-last=Hui |editor2-first=Joshua |editor3-last=Kunkler |editor3-first=Kevin |editor4-last=Scerbo |editor4-first=Mark W.|url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Peer Review Process {{!}} Wiley |url=https://authorservices.wiley.com/Reviewers/journal-reviewers/what-is-peer-review/the-peer-review-process.html |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=authorservices.wiley.com}}</ref>