Request for Proposals

• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6210.2004.00398.x
• Published date: 01 July 2004
• Date: 01 July 2004

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Editor in Chief Search 2004–2005

ASPA President Cheryle Broom invites proposals from individuals and institutions

interested in assuming the responsibility of editor in chief of Public Administration

Review, the premier journal of public administration.

The current editor of Public Administration Review (PAR), Larry D. Terry, will complete his six-year term on December

31, 2005. Larry and prior PAR editors recommend a three-month overlap of editors in order to acclimate the new editor.

They also recommend that the actual selection of editor take place much earlier so that the new editor’s supporting

organization has time to budget and plan for the assistance they will need to provide to the editor.

ASPA Policy Regarding PAR Editor

Current ASPA policy calls for the PAR editor in chief to be appointed for an initial term of three years by the president,

subject to ratification by the National Council. This appointment is renewable for successive one-year terms, also

subject to council ratification. The maximum term served by an editor has been six years. (Policies and Procedures

Manual, Chapter 2, 2:-1-8.1 (b) Public Administration Review (PAR ) Editorial Board).

At their March 31, 2004 meeting, the National Council voted to change the policy to allow consecutive three-year

reappointments and to eliminate the last line of the Policies and Procedures Manual that states that the maximum term

served by an editor has been six years. This requires a change in the ASPA Bylaws and thus will not be effective until

the members vote on the bylaws change involved. Bylaws changes will be included on the ballots that go out in Novem-

ber for election of officers. If approved, the change would go into effect in early 2005.

Process and Timeline

February 2004 Search committee established

April 2004 Search announced

Friday, June 4, 2004 Bidders’ Summit, Noon, ASPA headquarters, Washington DC.

Interested parties also can be brought in via telecon

October 15, 2004 Proposals due

December 2004 Search committee review of proposals and set interviews

January 2005 Interviews held

March 2005 Search committee recommendation to ASPA president

April 2005 National Council consideration of president’s selection

May 2005 Formal announcement of selection

October–December 2005 New editor overlap with current editor

November/December 2005 Official transfer of PAR to new editor

January 1, 2006 New editor takes over

I. Editor’s Roles and Responsibilities

The PA R editor in chief (hereafter “editor”) is one of the American Society for Public Administration’s (ASPA)

highly visible public figures. Consequently, the editor’s attitude, behavior, actions, and performance directly influence

how ASPA is perceived by the public administration community. The editor has an obligation to uphold the values and

traditions of ASPA in general, and PAR in particular.

PAR

Public Administration Review