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the Journal Service Structure

The above service structure is a leaned-down version of what composes the majority of other publication team in the world, both in and out of the Recovery Movement.

This design is also similar to the organizational design of the A.A. Grapevine's office, except that the Grapevine's pays its Executive Editor, Senior Editor, Associate Editor, Production Manager, Director of Internet Operations, and Art Directors. The differences between the C.J.C.'s adopted structure and the A.A. Grapevine's structure are mostly related to the fact that the A.A. Grapevine is incorporated. Some differences in the names of the roles were deliberately chosen to even more clearly align the responsibilities of each role with its name.

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Conference Motions Related to the Journal

Action Initiated Action Taken Original Motion # Submitter Disposition Motion
1989 1989     adopted The Journal accepted.
1991 1990     adopted The S.L.A.A. Journal is a primary tool of recovery for current members, loners, and prospective members, be it resolved that $6,000 be allotted by F.W.S. to complete the current publication year and that F.W.S. fully support the Journal financially for the next two years beginning 10/1/90.
1991 1991     adopted We affirm the S.L.A.A. Journal as a critical tool of our recovery and growth of our program, worth of our time, energy, and prayer, and commit ourselves to support the Journal in whatever creative ways we can.
1991 1991     adopted Change the By-law V.2 to, "The Conference shall be composed [of] delegate members and members of the Board of Trustees, senior staff as interpreted by the B.O.T., F.W.S. administrative staff, and the Journal Editor."
1996 1997     withdrawn Do outreach; create literature/meetings.
1997 2000 97-23   rejected Remove "voting member" status from Journal Editor role. See by-law Article V, Section 2.
2009 2009 09n04 Journal Managing Editor rejected The Journal Managing Editor moves that a Journal subscription card be sent with every literature order fulfillment and information packet mailed out from the F.W.S. Office and that subscription cards be reprinted from the file prepared by the Journal’s Publication Team onto card stock as needed to keep them stocked.
2009 2009 09n06 C.J.C. withdrawn at the A.B.M. The Conference Journal Committee moves that the Journal Accountant prepare a Business Report for each issue of the Journal so that the Journal is properly accountable to the fellowship, the Journal readership, the F.W.S. Staff, and the Board Finance and Operating Committee. The F.W.S. Office is requested to facilitate this process by providing the basic cost and volume information listed below within a reasonable time (perhaps a week or two) after each issue of the Journal is distributed. The Journal Accountant shall provide an easy-to-use tally sheet and spreadsheet template to the F.W.S. Office so that providing the information need to generate a meaningful report takes as little time as possible. The completed Business Report shall be disseminated to the C.J.C. membership, the F.W.S. Office, and the Board Finance and Operating Committee to aid in financial, editorial, outreach, and policy decision-making. The Business Report shall contain (a) the raw information; (b) a statement of revenues, expenses, and net financial effect; and (c) accurate outreach and distribution metrics. The Journal Managing Editor shall support the Journal Accountant in providing this service or serve as Acting Accountant should the role of the Journal Accountant not be filled.
2009     C.J.C. censored * The Conference Journal Committee moves that the Journal be supplied with its own subscriber list in its entirety on a monthly basis, to be used solely to track subscription trends, retain subscribers, respond properly to subscriber inquiries, occasionally invite creative contributions, or occasionally invite readers to be Journal Reps for their home group. The knowledge of the content of this list shall be restricted to the C.J.C. Chair and the single person in the Journal’s Publication Team delegated to coordinate outreach. The Journal’s Privacy Policy (below) shall further restrict the use of the list.

* A representative from the B.M.I.S. Review Subcommittee stated, "Motion regarding the subscriber list was rejected for reason 7, since this would be in the purview of the BFOC to request this accounting from the office." Reason 7 of the Business Meeting Items Summary (BMIS) Review Subcommittee Process states, "Motions or Issues for Discussion submitted to the Conference that would be more appropriately addressed by another body such as the BOT, a particular conference committee, or FWS (not including circumstances relating to Article V, Section 4, where the BOT is seeking input regarding an item that is otherwise within its sole purview)."

Synopsis of the Journal's Charter

From the above founding Conference motions, an effective synopsis sentence for the adoption charter of the Journal is, "The S.L.A.A. Journal is a primary tool of recovery for current members and prospective members and a critical tool for S.L.A.A.'s growth."

Service Structure in Table Form

This table includes both including C.J.C. roles and Publication Team roles.

The service positions, responsibilities, and delegated authority relating to the Journal were summarized in the Journal Service Structure Chart, which was unanimously adopted by the C.J.C. in January of 2008. The two left-hand columns of this table were extracted from that adopted document, and the sobriety requirements and C.J.C. membership requirements were added as the two right-hand columns. The information in those two right-hand columns was adopted by the C.J.C. between February 2008 and June 2008, bit by bit, so that by June 15th, 2008 the C.J.C. has adopted all elements of this document.

Service Position Delegated Responsibility and Authority Sobriety Requirement C.J.C. member?
Members of the Conference Journal Committee (CJC)
  • Choose a Chairperson.  F.W.S. Liaison, and Managing Editor
  • Divides work of correspondence into regions
  • Serves the needs of the S.L.A.A. group composed of worldwide readers and writers
  • Acts as steering committee of operations
  • Sets policy as it directly affects the Journal
  • Exercises authority in the event of non-performance
 See recommendations in Conference Service Manual Yes
CJC Chairman
  • Defined in the Conference Service Manual
 C.J.C. determined Yes
Executive Director
  • Provides leadership between CJC meetings
  • Notes performance on behalf of the CJC
  • Monitors and promotes self-sufficiency for the Journal
 One year Yes
Managing Editor
  • Oversight and approval of form, content and style for the Journal
  • Delegates responsibilities leading to production of a print-ready electronic master for each issue
  • Approves press proof (first copy of each issue)
 One year Yes
Editorial Assistants
  • Assists the Managing Editor with preparation of content, and integration of content into master template
 One year No
Marketing Director
  • Plans and executes marketing to boost circulation
  • Plans and executes boosting of submission of writing to the Journal
  • Builds the Journal’s image worldwide
 Six months Yes
Journal Representatives
  • Work under the direction and support of the Marketing Director to boost circulation, submissions and image
 None No
Internet Technician
  • Provides internet marketing through email and web
  • Provides direct services for submission and subscriptions
  • May or may not use F.W.S. site facilities
 None No
Art Director
  • Provides concept, graphics and photography to the Executive director as needed for use by the Marketing Director and Managing Editor.
 None No
F.W.S.
  • Handles subscription payments
  • Handles vendor payments
  • Passes submissions to the Managing Editor
  • Passes subscription updates to the Fulfillment Manager
  • Passes financial updates to accountant
 n/a No
Accountant
  • Prepares monthly and annual financial overviews for the C.J.C.
 Six months No
Fulfillment Manager
  • Management of subscription list
  • Oversight and quality control of printing
  • Management distribution to subscribers
  • Provide subscriptions report to F.W.S.
  • Provide a percentage of run to F.W.S. for orders for back issues.
 F.W.S. Yes
Print Vendor
  • Provides press proof to Managing Editor for review
    Prints copies of each issue
 n/a No
Distribution Vendor
  • Distributes copies to subscribers
 n/a No

The Joint BOT-CJC-FWS Journal Ad Hoc Committee

At the September 2009 meeting of the C.J.C., the motion, "To approach the the Board [of Trustees] to create a committee of two C.J.C. members and two B.O.T. members to develop policy including responsibilities and authority in producing the Journal," was adopted 4-0-0. The Board of Trustees, around the same time, also assembled a Journal Task Force. The Ad Hoc Committee is a meeting of these two entities and the F.W.S. General Manager, assembled with the intention of fostering lasting improvement. The committee reports to the C.J.C., the B.O.T., and any other parties it deems appropriate when it arrives at a set of recommendations.

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