<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Aptos;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;
mso-ligatures:standardcontextual;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#467886;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.xmsonormal, li.xmsonormal, div.xmsonormal
{mso-style-name:x_msonormal;
margin:0cm;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;}
span.EmailStyle19
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:11.0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
@page WordSection1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="en-NL" link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-NL">Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-NL"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-NL">The faculty board asked us to draw attention to the following important issue.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-US"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-US">It appears that being editor-in-chief of a journal may mean that someone will be held personally liable, should a lawsuit ensue. In fact, this is not covered by VU's insurance policies (nor, for that matter, at (various)
other universities). Therefore, if employees are final editors or are considering this, the faculty board (and the VU legal department) would advise them to stop or refrain from doing so.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-US">As far as is known now, being an editor is possible, because you would be advising on what to do with an article, but editor-in-chief (where you make decisions on rejecting or accepting articles) is a potentially risky
position. This does not apply to journals from the major publishers, as they have their own liability rules. However, it is recommended to at least check. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="EN-US">Therefore, please let us know if you hold or plan to accept an editor- in- chief position so we can check with the VU legal department.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="en-NL" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal"><span lang="en-NL" style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Thank you in advance!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="TR" style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="TR" style="mso-fareast-language:#2000">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="TR" style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="TR" style="mso-fareast-language:#2000">Karin Colvin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="TR" style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="TR" style="mso-fareast-language:#2000">Assistent Afdelingsmanager, Natuur- en Sterrenkunde<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="TR" style="mso-fareast-language:#2000">Faculteit der Bètawetenschappen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-NL" style="color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:#2000"><img width="436" height="74" style="width:4.5416in;height:.7708in" id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image001.png@01DAD13A.2F367F60" alt="Logo"></span><span lang="TR" style="color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:#2000"><br>
</span><span lang="TR" style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><br>
</span><b><span lang="TR" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:#2000">Werkdagen: </span></b><span lang="TR" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:#2000">Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr | <b>T </b>+31
20 59 81872 | </span><span lang="en-NL"><a href="mailto:k.s.colvin@vu.nl"><span lang="TR" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0563C1;background:white;mso-fareast-language:#2000">k.s.colvin@vu.nl</span></a></span><span lang="en-NL" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:#2000">
</span><span lang="TR" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:#2000"><br>
<b><span style="color:black;background:white">Postadres:</span></b><span style="color:black;background:white"> De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam</span><br>
<b><span style="color:black;background:white">Bezoeksadres:</span></b><span style="color:black;background:white"> W&N T106</span><span style="color:red;background:white">
</span><span style="color:black;background:white">| </span></span><span lang="en-NL"><a href="https://vu.nl/en/about-vu/more-about/about-the-vu-website" target="new"><span lang="TR" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0077B3;background:white;mso-fareast-language:#2000">E-mail
disclaimer</span></a></span><span lang="TR" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:#2000"> | </span><span lang="en-NL"><a href="https://vu.nl/en/" target="new"><span lang="TR" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0077B3;background:white;mso-fareast-language:#2000">www.vu.nl</span></a></span><span lang="en-NL" style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:#2000">
</span><span lang="TR" style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"> <br>
<br>
</span><span lang="en-NL"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/vuamsterdam/" target="new" title="Facebook"><span style="color:#0077B3;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:#2000;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="21" height="21" style="width:.2187in;height:.2187in" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image002.png@01DAD13A.2F367F60" alt="Facebook"></span></a></span><span lang="TR" style="color:#0077B3;background:white;mso-fareast-language:#2000">
</span><span lang="en-NL"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/physicsastron_/" target="new" title="Instagram"><span style="color:#0077B3;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:#2000;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="21" height="21" style="width:.2187in;height:.2187in" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image003.png@01DAD13A.2F367F60" alt="Instagram"></span></a></span><span lang="TR" style="color:#0077B3;background:white;mso-fareast-language:#2000">
</span><span lang="en-NL"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/physics-and-astronomy-860301282/" target="new" title="LinkedIn"><span style="color:#0077B3;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:#2000;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="21" height="21" style="width:.2187in;height:.2187in" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image004.png@01DAD13A.2F367F60" alt="LinkedIn"></span></a></span><span lang="TR" style="color:#0077B3;background:white;mso-fareast-language:#2000">
</span><span lang="en-NL"><a href="https://twitter.com/PhysicsAstron_" target="new" title="Twitter"><span style="color:#0077B3;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:#2000;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="21" height="21" style="width:.2187in;height:.2187in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image005.png@01DAD13A.2F367F60"></span></a></span><span lang="TR" style="color:#0077B3;background:white;mso-fareast-language:#2000">
</span><span lang="en-NL"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtzhxK1RnkrC7pj3C8Ohcx89CkghBeAvF" target="new" title="YouTube"><span style="color:#0077B3;background:white;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:#2000;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="21" height="21" style="width:.2187in;height:.2187in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image006.png@01DAD13A.2F367F60" alt="YouTube"></span></a></span><span lang="TR" style="background:white;mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="TR" style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="TR" style="mso-fareast-language:#2000"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-NL"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>