Code4Lib Journal Deadlines
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See also Code4Lib Journal Voting
Formula for calculating deadlines
A rough guideline based on recent issues:
| Weeks before | Task | Day offset | On |
|---|---|---|---|
| -18 | Call for proposals | -126 | Monday |
| -14 | Proposals due | -94 | Friday |
| -13 | Publication of previous issue | -91 | Monday |
| -13 | Finish voting on proposals; notify authors | -87 | Friday |
| -9 | First draft due | -59 | Friday |
| -5 | Second draft due | -31 | Friday |
| 0 | Publication | 0 | Monday |
Note: Week numbers assume week begins on Monday.
See also: Code4Lib_Journal_Email_Templates (formerly at Templates for Email Responses)
Deadlines for Issues
Eighth issue
- Monday, July 27 -- call for proposals
- Friday, August 14 -- proposals due
- Friday, August 21 -- finish voting on proposals; notify authors
- Friday, September 25 -- first draft due
- Friday, October 23 -- second draft due
- Monday, November 23 -- publication
Seventh issue
- Monday, February 16 -- call for proposals
- Friday, March 20 -- proposals due
- Monday, March 30 -- publication of issue 6
- Friday, March 27 -- finish voting on proposals; notify authors
- Friday, April 24 -- first draft due
- Friday, May 22 -- second draft due
- Monday, June 22 -- publication
Sixth issue
- Monday, November 10 -- call for proposals
- Friday, December 12 -- proposals due
- Monday, December 15 -- publication of issue 5
- Friday, December 19 -- finish voting on proposals; notify authors
- Friday, January 23 -- first draft due
- Friday, February 20 -- second draft due
- Monday, March 30 -- publication (originally scheduled for March 23)
Fifth issue
- Monday, August 18 -- call for proposals
- Friday, September 12 -- proposals due
- Friday, September 19 -- finish voting on proposals; notify authors
- Monday, September 22 -- issue 4 published
- Friday, October 17 -- first draft due
- Friday, November 14 -- second draft due
- Monday, December 15 -- publication
Fourth issue
- Friday, May 16 -- call for proposals
- Friday, June 20 -- extended proposal deadline (originally 6/13, before issue 3 is published)
- Friday, July 18 -- first draft due
- Friday, August 15 -- second draft due
- Monday, September 22 -- publication
Third issue
- Wednesday February 13th -- call for proposals
- Friday March 14th -- proposals due (after con, before issue 2)
- Friday April 25 -- first draft due
- Saturday June 21 -- publication (tentative)
Second issue
- Friday November 9th -- call for proposals
- Friday January 11 -- article draft deadline (or Thurs Jan 21, from EM)
- Thursday February 21 -- revisions/second draft deadline
- Friday March 21 -- publication (tentative)
First issue
- Friday August 31st -- call for proposals
- Friday October 12th -- article draft deadline
- Monday December 17th -- publication