Editorial policy is the set of guidelines by which the news organization operates. It includes the news organization's attitudes toward its community and aids editors in making editorial decisions. The editorial board of The Appalachian makes recommendations on all editorial policy decisions. The editorial board of The Appalachian makes recommendations on all editorial policy decisions. The editor-in-chief serves as chairperson.  The editorial board meets twice weekly, during online producation and before production of each print issue, to determine the editorial position of the unsigned editorial and to assign the writing of that editorial. Regardless of who writes the editorial, responsibility for content remains with the editorial board and the editor-in-chief. Editorials, whether written by the editor-in-chief or another member of the editorial board, must be based on adequate research to demonstrate an accurate understanding of the issue