The editorial board consists of three persons. They are appointed for a period of five years. One-time reappointment is possible.

The Board of Directors of the ISS appoints qualified persons to the editorial board of the journal on the proposal of the current editors. If the Board of Directors and the editors cannot agree on suitable persons, the Scientific Advisory Board shall appoint a person from the proposals of the Board of Directors and the editorial board. The editors run business on their own authority and are not bound to decisions on editorial questions by the Board of Directors.

One of the editors is to be appointed from among the voting members of the Board of Directors of the ISS. If his or her full-time activity at the Institute ends or if he or she resigns as editor, a new editor from among the voting members of the Board of Directors of the ISS shall be appointed as soon as possible. Until a new editor is appointed, the departing one will continue his or her activities on a temporary basis.