Editorial Advisory Board Annual Meeting 2024

2024-02-27
Last week, the OpenFOAM Journal held its annual Meeting of the Editorial Advisory Board. There was a lively discussion and some excellent ideas were shared, both for implementing our original plans and for new initiatives. The major points that were discussed are as follows:
 
A presentation was given regarding the current status of the Journal and the challenges it currently faces.
 
* Reproducibility:
 - Promote additional reproducibility checks by the community after publication.
 - Add a reproducibility badge to papers after a certain number of successful verifications.
 - Publish revised versions of the supplementary material to correct any issues identified during the assessment stage.
 - Support authors in this task by having specialized community members as Advisors for Reproducibility.
* Indexing:
 - Ensure that all requirements are met before submission
 - Avoid the risk of an embargo period
 - Contact Indexing services for advice
 - Create a roadmap for Indexing
* Synergies with other journals:
 - Emphasize the complementary role of the OpenFOAM Journal by seeking and promoting associated publications with traditional journals
* Award:
 - Encourage publications by creating a prize for the best publication in the Journal during the year.
 
The OpenFOAM Journal is grateful to the Editorial Advisory Board team for their valuable contributions and great motivation.