Publishing Committee

The Publishing Committee is an internal group comprising senior scientists, one from each of its research themes (Biotechnology, Markets, PLE) and cross cutting programmes (Poverty and Gender, Sustainable Livestock Futures) and representatives from Capacity Strengthening (CaSt) and Public Awareness (PA).

The committee’s role is primarily advisory, acting as a sounding Board on publishing matters. Committee members have an important monitoring role regarding publication review processes in ILRI; they take final decisions on publications to be published in formal ILRI publications series.

Scientific members are proposed by the themes and programmes and serve the committee for one or two years. To allow continuity, two members should be replaced every year. The chair of the committee is a member of the scientific group; chairmanship rotates annually.

The committee has a secretariat comprising ILRI’s Head of Knowledge Management and Information Services (KMIS) and the KMIS Publications Manager.

As required, the committee may invite other staff to contribute to its discussions and meetings.

Terms of Reference

• Acting as a sounding board, advise KMIS and ILRI management on the institute’s publishing policies and channels and the implementation of these polices and associated guidelines;
• Monitor publishing review processes in ILRI, ensuring that policies and guidelines are appropriate, and that they are followed;
• Recommend ways to increase the effectiveness of ILRI publishing;
• Decide on the final publication of institutional publications.