Constitution
Article I. Name
Article II. Purpose
Article III. Membership
Article IV. Organization
Article V. Duties of the Officers
Article VI. Publications
Article VII. Associate Organizations
Article VIII. Amendments
Article IX. Dissolution of the Society
The Renaissance Society of America
Revised as of March 24th, 2006
San Francisco Annual Meeting
ARTICLE VI. Publications.
The Executive Board shall constitute a Committee on Publications with final responsibility for publications issued in the name of the Society. The editors of all publications shall be appointed by the Executive Board.
Section 2.No part of the Society (section, conference, group, or individual) shall be entitled to issue publications in the name of THE RENAISSANCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA without formal permission of the Executive Board.
Section 3.The Society shall publish a journal, the content of which shall be as the Executive Board deems appropriate.
Section 4.The Executive Board may undertake or support any publication which it considers suitable and for which it has the funds available. It may undertake major long-range projects, involving future commitments, only after consulting the Council at an annual meeting.
Section 5.The Executive Board may sponsor projects recommended either by Ad Hoc Committees or by permanent committees that may be created as new areas requiring expertise and attention emerge. These projects may be sponsored in conjunction with other learned societies. The Executive Board may accept funds for special purposes, provided the Board has approved those purposes and has consulted with the relevant committees.
Section 6.The Editor or Editors of Renaissance Quarterly, or any other periodical, or any series published by the Society, shall be ex officio; members of the Executive Board.