WikiJournal User Group is a publishing group of open-access, free-to-publish, Wikipedia-integrated academic journals.
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Period: 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023
| Item
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Expected cost (US$)
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Notes
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| Community support and administrative growth
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| Crossref membership
|
275
|
Publisher membership with revenue <USD 1M
|
| COPE membership
|
806
|
Note: Publisher membership (£584)
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| OASPA membership
|
300
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Professional Small Publishers (€300.00)
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| CLOCKSS membership
|
490
|
Publisher membership
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| Outreach, awareness and partnerships
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| ACRL presentation
|
549
|
Registration to conference of Association of College & Research Libraries
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| Event attendance
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3,000
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Airfare, Hotel, and Expenses for 1-2 members to attend a Wiki event, academic conference, or other to help promote and network for the WikiJournals
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| Item
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Expected cost (US$)
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Notes
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| Technical Editors
|
34,000
|
1.0 FTE; 13 people distributed dynamically; back office tasks per this list
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| CEO
|
10,000
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0.1 FTE; 1 person; oversee the running of the journal group and promote and increase the size of the journals
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| Administrative Assistant
|
5,000
|
0.1 FTE; 1 person; help with the increasing demands of a growing journal group
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| Project Coordinators
|
3,000
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Stipend; 3 people (1 per journal); allocate journal-specific projects and keep them continuously moving
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| Tax filing
|
1975
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estimated
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Operational expenses
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Expected cost (US$)
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Notes
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| Insurance coverage estimate
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40,000
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Expenditure includes a $30.00 Wells Fargo wire transfer fee. (already contracted July 2022 - July 2023)
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| Payroll service ADP
|
21,000
|
1750/month (ADP)
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| Domain fees
|
48
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WikiJ.org ; WikiJMed.org ; WikiJSci.org ; WikiJHum.org ; WikiJPPB.org
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| Bank account fees
|
30
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Transfer fee
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| Zoom subscription
|
200
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Allow for communication between team members
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| Item
|
Amount (US$)
|
notes
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| Total intended 2023 spend
|
120,673
|
total of items listed above
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| Wikimedia Foundation grant money awarded 2023
|
116,900
|
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| Wikimedia Foundation grant money received for 2023
|
92,704
|
awarded minus 2021's underspend
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| Remaining from previous budget (2022)
|
~65,000
|
underspend from 2022 (likely will be deducted from 2024 grant)
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| Total available funds for 1 Jan - 31 Dec 2023
|
~158,000
|
amount effectively in accounts
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