Opening the Black Box of Editorship

Contents......Page 8
List of Figures......Page 11
List of Tables......Page 12
Notes on Contributors......Page 13
Preface......Page 22
Acknowledgments......Page 27
List of Abbreviations......Page 28
Part I: General/Introductory Chapters......Page 30
1 Knowledge Creation and the Journal Editor’s Role......Page 32
2 The Role of Editing in Knowledge Development: Consensus Shifting and Consensus Creation......Page 45
3 How May I Help You? Editing as Service......Page 56
4 A Letter to Editors......Page 68
Part II: Effective Editorship......Page 76
5 Setting up an Effective Manuscript-Review Process......Page 78
6 Communicating with Authors......Page 85
7 Building and Maintaining a Strong Editorial Board and Cadre of Ad Hoc Reviewers......Page 97
8 Managing the Editorial Review Process: It’s the People That Matter......Page 104
9 Being an Ethical Editorial Board Member and Editor: The Integral Role of Earned Trust......Page 117
10 Using Technology to Improve the Editorial Process......Page 126
11 Moving a Journal up the Rankings......Page 133
12 The Developmental Editor: Assessing and Directing Manuscript Contribution......Page 143
13 The Case for an Activist Editorial Model......Page 153
14 Balancing Authorial Voice and Editorial Omniscience: The “It’s My Paper and I’ll Say What I Want To” versus “Ghostwriters in the Sky” Minuet......Page 163
Part III: Editing Different Types of Journals......Page 172
15 Editing a Top Academic Journal......Page 174
16 Editing a Bridge Journal......Page 186
17 Developing a Global Journal: Embracing Otherness......Page 196
18 Sustaining Independent Journals......Page 205
19 Reflections on Creating a New Scholarly Journal: Perspectives from a Founding Editor......Page 217
20 Running an Electronic Journal: Considerations and Possibilities......Page 226
Part IV: Editorship and Academic Career......Page 236
21 Opening the Black Box of Editorship: Editors’ Voice......Page 238
22 The Motivating Potential of an Associate Editor’s Role......Page 252
23 How Editors are Selected......Page 260
24 What Authors Need to Know to Navigate the Review Process Successfully: Understanding and Managing the Editor’s Dilemma......Page 268
25 Epilogue: Trade-Offs among Editorial Goals in Complex Publishing Environments......Page 279
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