Re: Khulisa Lunch Hour Session: Reporting to your journal editorial board/other

Ina Smith

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Dear Colleagues,

Last time we had a look at where to find quantitative data to demonstrate citations, downloads and views. Tomorrow we will be looking at what to do with that data and how to report on it, as part of a report - to an editorial board, funder, journal users, auditors, journal owner, or any other stakeholder.

Herewith an example (draft and data not verified yet) of a manually created "dashboard", bringing selected stats for a journal together. This as an outcome of the last session.

I am looking forward seeing all tomorrow!!!

Kind regards,

Ina

From: Ina Smith
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Subject: Khulisa Lunch Hour Session: Reporting to your journal editorial board/other
When: Tuesday, 28 October 2025 12:00-13:00.
Where: https://assaf-org-za.zoom.us/j/94476610490?pwd=J0wPz2OHa0LSk2U484yO0Z8sUDd36r.1&jst=1

Dear Khulisa Journal Editors and Managers,

Please join me for this session in which we will focus on reporting. This practical session will share with you what to report, how often, and how to present it so your editorial board can steer quality, integrity, and growth. Also consider sharing your report with users, in a transparent way.

I will also provide you with a possible template to use, for reporting purposes.

Looking forward to you joining us for this 1-hour workshop!

With kind regards,
Ina

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Ina Smith

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Dear Khulisa Journal Editors and Managers,

Thank you so much for joining me this afternoon to look at how to compile reports. Attached please find a lightweight template, and also find the few slides attached.

An example of how data can be downloaded from openAlex in csv, and a chart created in Excel, can be accessed here.

Our next lunch hour session will be on Marketing & Communication. I will be sending a reminder and more details closer to the time.

Re conducting a thorough evaluation and report on your journal, please get in touch and let me know anytime should you need something like the one I did for SAJAS, which I shared this morning.

With kind regards,

Journal Reporting.pdf

Editorial_Board_Report_Template_Lightweight.docx

Susan Veldsman

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