Advisory clarifies editorial workflow: Secretary "has the pen," considerations submitted after votes

Sep 9, 2026

Secretary Doug Wilkins explained the workflow for producing article overviews and considerations: authors submit overviews (factual review by proponents allowed); the Secretary becomes the primary editor, returns drafts to authors for limited review, and the Chair has final editorial authority when the draft is sent to the Chair.

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Secretary Doug Wilkins outlined the Committee's editorial workflow and version control practices for the Advisory Report. Authors must submit the overview and summary box together and share the factual overview with the proponent; once submitted to the Secretary the Secretary "has the pen" and will perform edits, returning drafts to authors for brief review before sending to the Chair. The Chair then becomes the final editor and sends the final version to the Operations Administrator for production.

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