Standards, duties and powers of editor in Vietnam

Standards, duties and powers of editor in Vietnam (Internet image) 

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1. Standards, duties and powers of editor in Vietnam

Standards, duties and powers of editor in Vietnam according to Article 19 of the Publishing Law 2012 are as follows:

- Standards of editor:

+ Being Vietnamese citizens residing in Vietnam, having good political and moral quality.

+ Having University level or higher;

+ Completing a fostering course of legal knowledge on publishing and editing professionl as prescribed by the Minister of Information and Communications;

+ Having Certificate of editing practice issued by the Minister of Information and Communications;

- The editor has the following duties and powers:

+ Editing manuscripts;

+ Having the right to refuse the editing of works and materials whose contents have signs of violation specified in Clause 1, Article 10 of the Publishing Law 2012 and shall report to the General Director (Director) and Chief editor in writing;

+ Having name in the publications edited by himself/herself;

+ Participating in periodic training of legal knowledge on publishing and editing profession held by the State management agencies on publishing activities;

+ Do not disclose and miss the content of publishing works and materials prior to release affecting the rights of the author, the copyright owner;

+ Taking responsibility before the Chief Editor of the publisher and before law for the contents of publications edited by himself/herself;

2. Regulations on issuance, revocation and re-issuance of certificate of editing practice in Vietnam

Regulations on issuance, revocation and re-issuance of certificate of editing practice in Vietnam according to Article 20 of the Publishing Law 2012 are as follows:

- Dossier to request issuance of certificate of editing practice includes:

+ Application for issuance of certificate of editing practice under the prescribed form;

+ Curriculum vitae under the prescribed form

+ Certified copy of degree;

+ Certificate of completion of fostering course of legal knowledge on publishing and editing professional issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

- Within 15 days from the date of receipt of complete dossier, the Ministry of Information and Communications shall issue the Certificate of editing practice; In the absence of issuance, there must be written reply clearly stating the reasons.

- Certificate of editing practice is revoked in the following cases:

+ Editor whose publications are edited are banned from circulation, revoked, confiscated or destroyed;

+ Editor who has edited two publications in 01 year or publications in 02 consecutive years with content violations required correction to be released;

+ Editor has been sentenced by a legally effective judgement of the court.

- Editor whose certificate of editing practice has been revoked shall be considered for re-issuance, except for the case the editor is sentenced by a legally effective judgement of the court for serious and particularly serious crimes and infringement of national security.

- Certificate of editing practice shall be re-issued in case of loss or damaged.

3. Responsibilities of the publisher's editor in Vietnam

According to Clause 1, Article 50 of the Publishing Law 2012, publisher, General Director (Director), editor, Chief Editor of the publisher are responsible for:

- Implementing the provisions of Articles 18, 29, 22, 22, 23, 24, 27, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 and 52 of the Publishing Law 2012;

- Ensuring the contents of electronic publications to be released in accordance with the contents of electronic publications legally deposited;

- Implementing technical measures to prevent interference in the content of publications or to remove illegal publications at the request of competent state agencies;

- Stopping the release of publications at the request of the State management agencies on publishing activities;

- Examining and monitoring associated publications

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