Publications Committee

To recommend, coordinate, and monitor CAP publications; to oversee publication and serve as the editorial board of CAP Today, and to oversee the publishing aspects of the Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. The contents of the Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine are the responsibility of the Archives editorial board.

This committee reports to the Council on Education. View a list of the Current Committee Members.

Activities of Committee

• Provide editorial consultation and oversight of publications, ie, books and benchtop reference guides
• Evaluate proposals for new books and benchtop reference guides
• Act as acquisitions editors for possible topics and authors for new books and benchtop reference guides
• Serve as liaison/point-of-contact to authors and/or resource committees
• Serve as the editorial board for CAP Today
• Individual members may serve as department editors for CAP Today and/or write and create columns on monthly deadlines
• Provide publication oversight of Archives

Expertise or Experience

• Editorial and/or publishing experience
• Previous service on a CAP scientific resource committee is preferred

Benefits of Committee Membership

• Opportunity to help shape the editorial “face” of CAP publications, including CAP Today, books, and benchtop reference guides
• Members interact with and gain knowledge of other CAP committees