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Introduction from the Book Reviews Editor

Introduction from the Book Reviews Editor

The Ethics of Scholarly Book Reviewing

Post-publication scholarly book reviews, as acts of public assessment, draw attention to the contributions of recently published scholarly works. The various actors in the production and consumption of scholarly book reviews—authors, publishers, reviewers, book review editors, readers—bring different expectations to such reviews. As evaluators, reviewers must strive for accurate and appropriate descriptions and assessments that are objective, fair, unbiased, and without conflicts of interest. Questions of ethics can arise in many ways. This article describes the key relationships in the production of scholarly book reviews, emphasizing several ethical dimensions that reviewers should keep in mind at all stages of the reviewing process.

Book Review Editor

Book Review Editor

Learning about perspectives of patients and colleagues through qualitative research.

Welcome to the third issue, Volume 7, of Qualitative Research in Medicine & Healthcare. As usual, articles demonstrate the immense range of applications for qualitative scholarship in the field of healthcare.
 Before introducing this issue’s articles, I want to welcome some new folks to QRMH. Dr. Paula Hopeck and Dr. Elizabeth Spradley joined our editorial board. Dr. Hopeck teaches at Commonwealth University in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania where she researches end-of-life issues and trains nursing students as they transition into the nursing profession. Dr. Spradley teaches courses in communication and medical humanities at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacagdoches, Texas. Dr. Spradley has published widely on narrative and identity, instructional communication, and work-from-home issues. Also, we have our first-ever book review editor: Dr. Michelle Walter, teaching specialist and lecturer at the Centre for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Melbourne. Dr. Walter’s research examines mental illness from the perspective of poststructural feminist theory. Dr. Walter contributed this issue’s book review on mental health in higher education. [...]

A Message from the Theory in Action Book Review Editor

A Message from the Theory in Action Book Review Editor

A Letter from the Book Reviews Editor

A Letter from the Book Reviews Editor

What Is “Postmedieval”? Embedded Reflections

Abstract This essay explores the issue's topic, “The ‘Medieval’ Undone: Imagining a New Global Past,” by asking what it has meant, and what it could yet mean, to be postmedieval. It does so by telling a specific institutional history, that of postmedieval: a journal of medieval cultural studies, which launched in 2010 and continues to the present. The article adopts a decidedly embedded perspective, from the point of view of a current coeditor of postmedieval, previously an author and book reviews editor. Ultimately, the article argues that postmedieval's attachment to the “medieval” works to keep its readers in conflicted contact with the Eurocentrism, global flows of capital, dominance of English, and politics of time that cannot be escaped merely through critique or shifts in representation.

Book review symposium: Introduction

Journal Article Book review symposium: Introduction Get access Chien-Chih Lin Chien-Chih Lin I•CON Book Review Editor wrath0421@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2427-7445 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Journal of Constitutional Law, Volume 21, Issue 2, April 2023, Page 690, https://doi.org/10.1093/icon/moad037 Published: 14 June 2023

Editorial: Israel: Cry, the Beloved Country; Vital Statistics; Book Review EditorS; In This Issue; In This Issue – Reviews

Editorial: Israel: Cry, the Beloved Country; Vital Statistics; Book Review EditorS; In This Issue; In This Issue – Reviews

Thoughts of a Book Review Editor

What are the essential abilities that make proficient book review editors? They should preferably be a seasoned reviewer themselves, with the ability to read a book and write a review in short time in an emergency. They will develop a group of trusted reviewers—the ‘regulars’—which may include the editors themselves. However, there will also be a blacklist of failed reviewers not to be approached again. Recognising that book reviews were dropped by many journals, which were commonly wanting more printed space for research articles, does not mean that they will not be needed in the future. In the age of online publication, page space is no longer a valid limitation. If they are not on board already, electronic journals should be appointing new book review editors and expecting an influx of copy.

Editorial

This editorial launches our open call for book reviews editor(s), announces our 2023 essay prize winners, and commemorates the life of our late colleague and editorial board member Dr JoAnna Dutka.

What makes a good book review on translation studies? An interview with Reviews Editor Anna Strowe

ABSTRACT This interview was conducted face-to-face at the University of Manchester. The focus of the interview between Hua Tan and Dr. Anna Strowe, the Book Reviews Editor for Translation Studies, was on how to write good academic book reviews, especially for translation studies. Academic book reviews play an important role in academic communication. They introduce and evaluate newly published academic works and provide a forum for academics to evaluate each other’s research. In the eyes of many scholars, book reviews are easy to write and publish. Yet, a good academic book review is not that easy to write. Dr. Anna Strowe held that academic book reviews are not confined to fixed structures, but vary from text to text and reviewer to reviewer. In her opinion, the evaluation of the book reviewed or the critical comment on it, or in a different term, the intellectual engagement, is the most important for a good book review. She suggested that young scholars build up their networks and read many book reviews first before starting to write one.

Message From the Incoming Book Review Editor

Over the past several years, Jamila Bookwala, PhD, FGSA, has served admirably and dutifully as the Book Review Editor for The Gerontologist. She has culled through hundreds of titles (some good, some not so good), convinced scholars to take on the task of reviewing the books, and shepherded reviewers through the submission and publication processes. As I assume my new role as Book Review Editor, I hope to build upon the good work of Dr. Bookwala and continue to serve our reading audience with book reviews that are timely, insightful, and compelling. In the following paragraphs, I will address three questions that pertain to purpose, quality, and process. What is the purpose of a book review? This is a simple question and the answer is just as simple, yet a bit more verbose. The purpose of a book review in The Gerontologist is (a) to alert readers to the presence of the book; (b) to provide a concise synopsis of the book; (c) to offer insight into the space that the book occupies within the literature; and (d) to help readers see how the book might be used in academia and beyond. Ultimately, the purpose of a book review is to help readers make more informed decisions and to answer two questions, “Should I read this book?” and “Should I adopt and assign this book?”

In Memoriam

In Memoriam Steven Nadler, President It is with deep sadness that the Board of Directors of the Journal of the History of Philosophy, Inc., mourn the passing of Gerald Press, who died suddenly on December 26, 2022, at the age of seventy-seven. Jerry was a longtime member of the JHP Board. He was book review editor for the Journal from 1990 to 1997, and editor from 1998 to 2003. He also served terms as treasurer and vice president. Jerry received his PhD in 1974 from the University of California-San Diego, where he worked with Richard Popkin (who established the Journal in 1957). He was a professor of philosophy at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center for forty years and proud chair of the Thomas Hunter Honors Program from 2012 to 2020. A specialist in ancient Greek philosophy, Jerry was the author of Plato: A Guide for the Perplexed (2007), as well as numerous articles and reviews. He was also editor of the volumes Plato's Dialogues: New Studies and Interpretations (1993); Who Speaks for Plato? Studies in Platonic Anonymity (2000); and The Continuum Guide to Plato (2012). A passionate teacher, dedicated mentor, and learned scholar, Jerry was warm, generous, and totally unpretentious. He will be greatly missed by his many students, colleagues, and friends. Our condolences go out to his family. [End Page 1] Copyright © 2023 Journal of the History of Philosophy, Inc.

From the Book Review Editors

From the Book Review Editors

Library History as a Community

Library History as a Community

Ornithological Literature

The Wilson Journal of Ornithology recognizes the importance of the current ornithological literature to our science. This is why we publish a book reviews sectionto let colleagues know of the publication of important works in ornithology. We are looking for reviewers willing to write for this section of the WJO. If you are interested in signing up to receive review assignments, or if you are eager to write a review of a particular book that has excited your imagination, please let the Book Review Editor know by email. We cannot have a Reviews section without your participation! Also, WJO is looking for a future Book Review editor, who will train with Bruce Beehler for 12 months and then take over, assuming the role is found suitable and of interest. Please contact Bruce Beehler, Book Review Editor, email: brucembeehler@gmail.com.

The Editor’s Drawers

The Editor’s Drawers

Linear mixed models. A practical guide using statistical software by Brady T.West, Kathleen B.Welch, Andrzej T.Gałecki, third edition, New York: Chapman & Hall/CRC. 2022. 489 pages. ISBN: 978‐1‐0031‐8106‐4. List price: £ 84.99

A.Z. is the book review editor and associate editor of the Biometrical Journal. A.Z. is listed as co-inventor of an international patent on the use of a computing device to estimate the probability of myocardial infarction (International Publication Number WO2022043229A1). Cardio-CARE and A.Z. are shareholders of the ART-EMIS Hamburg GmbH.

From the Editor

This update is my first in two years, having foregone my annual update in the 2022 volume to give as much space as possible to our authors and reviewers. The year 2022 began with a special issue, “The Neuroscience of Film,” guest edited by Vittorio Gallese and Michele Guerra, followed by two issues comprising original research articles and book reviews by authors based in Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Russia, and the United States. I am heartened by both the research and the geographical inclusivity of our journal and our society. I'm grateful to all three of our associate editors for their efforts, and I wish to offer special thanks to Aaron Taylor for his work as book review editor—a job he has taken up with a particular focus on outreach to colleagues who share the interests of the journal and society but have not yet attended a conference, become a member, or submitted a manuscript. Building connections within and across disciplines is crucial to the continued success of SCSMI and Projections, so please: do what you can to spread the word by circulating calls, renewing your institution's subscription, and the like.