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ARTICLE IX
Publications
Section 1. Authorization
The Society shall publish at least once each year a volume containing selected papers presented at the Annual Meeting, normally including the presidential address, and such professional materials as may be determined and arranged by the Editor or Co-editors and the Editorial Board charged with its planning and production.
Section 2. Name
This publication shall be called the Journal of the Society of Christian Ethics, hereafter referred to as the Journal.
Section 3. Editor/Co-editors
An Editor or Co-editors shall be appointed by majority vote of the Board of Directors to serve a term of five years, following a search authorized by the Board of Directors and carried out by a search committee appointed by the President. The Editor or Co-editors, in consultation with the Editorial Board, shall be responsible for soliciting and selecting materials to be included in the Journal, for overseeing the publication process, and for supervising and assisting with promotion of sales. The Editor or Co-editors shall report on the work of the Journal to the membership through the Board of Directors and shall present to the Board of Directors an annual budget for publishing and publicizing the Journal.
Section 4. Editorial Board
An Editorial Board of no fewer than six (6) members shall advise and assist the Editor or Co-editors in the preparation and publication of the Journal. Members of this Board shall serve four-year staggered terms. They shall be appointed by the President of the Society in consultation with the Editor or Co-editors and the Board of Directors. Members of the Editorial Board may not serve simultaneously on the Board of Directors or in other elected offices of the Society.
Section 5. Paper Selection
At the discretion of the authors, papers presented at the Annual Meeting shall be considered for inclusion in the Journal. The Editor or Co-editors and the Editorial Board shall determine procedures and criteria for paper selection. They shall appoint additional persons to assist in the review and assessment of these papers. Final decisions on publication shall reside with the Editor or Co-editors, guided by the advice of the Editorial Board.
ARTICLE X
Sections
Section 1. Authorization of Sections
The Board of Directors may authorize the formation of, and establish the boundaries of, regional sections of the Society. It may also revoke such authorization or redefine such boundaries.
Section 2. Membership and Section Officers
The membership of a section shall be drawn from members in good standing with the Society and who are resident within the boundaries of the regional section. Sections may elect whatever officers they deem appropriate. One officer shall be designated to provide an annual report to the Society's Board of Directors.
Section 3. Finances
The Board of Directors may allot funds to support the activities of sections when it is desirable to do so. No section shall levy additional membership dues.
Section 4. Meetings
Sections may arrange meetings at appropriate times, provided they do not conflict with the Annual Meeting of the Society.
ARTICLE XI
Amendments
These By-Laws may be amended by vote of the majority of the members present and voting at the Annual Meeting. The Call to Meeting shall contain notice of any proposed amendment, and shall include a copy or summary of the amendment, and state the general nature of the amendment. The Board of Directors shall discuss the proposed amendment at a meeting of the Board prior to the Annual Meeting, and shall take a consultative vote regarding whether it should be adopted, the results of which vote shall be presented by the President to the membership before the members vote on the proposed amendment at the Annual Meeting.
These By-Laws may also be amended by vote of the majority of the Board of Directors, which shall exercise this power between Annual Meetings only to make clerical changes to the By-Laws, or to make changes necessary to conform to applicable law or to protect fundamental legal or financial interests of the Society. In the event that the Board of Directors exercises this power to amend the By-Laws, it shall provide notice of the amendment and its rationale to the membership in the subsequent Call to Meeting.