Victoria Fraser, MD, FIDSA, chair of the Open Forum Infectious Diseases Search Committee, and Paul Sax, MD, FIDSA, former editor-in-chief of OFID and current editor-in-chief of CID, provide information for candidates interested in applying to serve as OFID editor-in-chief or those interested in an editor-in-chief role in the future. Dr. Fraser and Dr. Sax discuss the responsibilities of an editor-in-chief; the time commitment involved; how EICs handle difficult issues like publication ethics and conflict of interest; and more.
