Editorial Tenure Research Articles

Inaugural editorial.

The commencement of a new editorial tenure within the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: Attitudes and Social Cognition (JPSP: ASC) provides an opportunity for reflection regarding the journal's core mission. The editors recognize that social psychology is at a crossroads due to competing demands that may have led to reduced submissions and posed challenges for previous editors in filling the journal's pages. Now, JPSP: ASC has been allotted more pages to allow for growth during this editorial term. Although this is desirable for the field, it adds to the pressure of identifying articles for publication given the difficulties filling the pages during previous editorial terms. As the premier outlet of social psychology since 1965, JPSP: ASC will retain its centrality if we increase submissions and publish more articles, while continuing to strive to communicate methodologically trustworthy, intellectually stimulating, and socially relevant research, in a responsible fashion. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Finding a New Illinois History: Connecting with the Revival of Midwestern Regional History

Finding a New Illinois History: Connecting with the Revival of Midwestern Regional History

Professor Sharon Clarke (Editor, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology).

In this brief article, the editor of the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology notes that there has been a rapid increase in the visibility of occupational health psychology over the last 25 years, which has seen growing impact and importance of OHP topics. In this time, the nature of work has changed considerably due to significant societal and technological transformations and particularly over the last 2 years as the result of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic, which has impacted all of our lives, including our mental health, well-being, and safety in the context of work. The author welcomes the incoming editorial team, thanks members of the outgoing editorial team, and thanks the editorial board for their support as she starts her editorial tenure in 2022. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

The Dawning of a New Era of Leadership.

This is the final issue of the Canadian Journal of Nursing Leadership (CJNL) for 2021, and the final issue for this editor-in-chief. It is with some reluctance that I step away from this role, but I am a firm believer in knowing when your expiry date is pending. When I took over CJNL from Dorothy Pringle in 2010, the task seemed daunting - what big shoes I had to fill - and almost immediately, imposter syndrome took hold of my psyche. But clearly, I forged ahead, and more than 10 years later, I have reflected on my editorial tenure, but more about that later.

The Life after Texts, the Life within Them

The Life after Texts, the Life within Them

What Is the Role of Graduate Student Journals in the Publish-or-Perish Academy? Three Lessons from Three Editors-in-Chief

To be prepared to face the “publish-or-perish” reality of contemporary academia, early career scholars must develop capacity and confidence. While the publication practices of International Relations have received increasing attention in the last 20 years, concern remains around the preparedness of graduate students to participate confidently and competently in the publication process. As three former Editors-in-Chief of a graduate student journal, we suggest that student-run journals can play an important role in professionalization during graduate school. We then reflect on our journal’s context as well as on reforms initiated to improve the policies and practices during our editorial tenure. Bringing our experiences to bear on previous findings in the literature, we outline three key lessons that can help support successful journals at other institutions. First, given the high turnover rate, starting early is key to maintain early enthusiasm and flatten intensity spikes. Second, editors must remain mindful of what we call the ‘workload paradox’—or how the comparatively low workload of some graduate journals can make it harder to manage an editorial team. Finally, we argue that graduate student journals should be understood as places of learning and primarily valued as professionalization and pedagogical spaces.

“The joy that engineers and mathematicians have come together.”1

“The joy that engineers and mathematicians have come together.”¹

Looking Back, Thinking Ahead: Reflections on our Five Years as Editors of the Journal of Public Deliberation

For the last five years, we have had the honor of serving as editors of the Journal of Public Deliberation. This issue marks the end of our editorial tenure, and we take this opportunity to both look back and think ahead. In this brief essay, we reflect on what we’ve seen during our time as editors. We begin by describing three important special issues that reflect the state of our field, then provide some details about how we have facilitated JPD’s growth over the past five years, including publication statistics and article download rates. We conclude by discussing where the journal is now and what we anticipate for its future.

Leadership by Example: The Editorial Tenure of Dean Hess.

Since its founding in 1956, Respiratory Care has been guided by five Editors, and I have had the pleasure of working with the last four: Phil Kittredge, Patricia Brougher, David Pierson, and Dean Hess. In the over 30 years that I have been honored to serve on the Editorial Board, the journey has

From the Editors

Syed Ali and Philip N. Cohen reflect on their editorial tenure.

The Data Base for Advances in Information Systems

It is a new year and a new editorial team. We are pleased to introduce ourselves as the new editors-in-chief for The Data Base for Advances in Information Systems: Stacie Petter and Tom Stafford. The Data Base for Advances in Information Systems has been in continuous publication since 1969, marking it as one of the longest-published research publications in the field of information systems. In two short years, we will celebrate our 50th year of publication, and we are pleased to begin our editorial term with initiatives intended to move The Data Base for Advances in Information Systems toward an even more impactful performance and notable presence in the world of information systems scholarship than ever before as we approach this important milestone. A hallmark of our editorial tenure shall be the broad and inclusive promotion of this publication toward the end of drawing submissions and readership from greatly expanded audiences world-wide. To that end, you will see us exhibiting The Data Base for Advances in Information Systems at leading information systems conferences around the world in the coming months and years. Come greet us when we do! Further, we look to you to lend your voice and presence to the promotion of our emerging editorial agenda for growth and impact.

Editorial

Editorial

Lindsay Paterson: An Appreciation

Marking the long editorial tenure (1992–2015) of Lindsay Paterson, this article reviews the key role Paterson made to the founding and subsequent development of Scottish Affairs. It reviews the intellectual contribution Paterson has made to both editing the journal and furthering our understanding of contemporary Scotland. It concludes with a personal selection of articles carried by Scottish Affairs which demonstrate the quality, variety and value of writing under Paterson's editorship.

“To Put Beauty into the World”: Music Education Resources in The Ladies' Home Journal, 1890–1919

The musical content of general readership periodicals remains a largely untapped resource in spite of the potential for a broader understanding of music education from the vantage point of music educators, music students, and the general public. The Ladies' Home Journal provides a particularly unique lens into the history of music education in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. As the first American magazine to reach a million subscribers (with thousands of additional copies sold on newsstands), it had the potential for wide impact. (1) Between 1890 and 1919, the Journal contained over two hundred articles specifically on music and music education with hundreds of other articles providing further information on music in the context of daily life. (2) There were also musical advice columns written by the pianist Josef Hofmann, the vocal pedagogue Mathilde Marchesi, and the music critic William J. Henderson, hundreds of pieces of sheet music (both commissioned by well-known composers and submitted by readers in composition contests), and thousands of advertisements for musical products. (3) Previous studies of the Journal's musical content include research on some of its sheet music, a sampling of Hofmann's advice columns, and biographical studies of important contributors such as Hofmann, Marchesi, and Henderson. (4) Studies of other general readership periodicals include examinations of the Victorian-era Godeys Lady's Book and the Civil War--era children's magazine Our Young Folk. (5) As previous researchers have noted, the musical content of general readership periodicals is important to examine because of the prevalence of periodicals in the home in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and because active professional musicians and music educators shared their expertise in a variety of print media. (6) Because the Journal's multifaceted musical offerings have not been thoroughly investigated, the purpose of this study is to document, analyze, and discuss the musical content of the Journal between 1890 and 1919, the years under the editorial tenure of Edward Bok. The focus is on the musical content in the Journal, who contributed to the musical content, and how the Journal's content reflected music education trends of the era. Method A content analysis was conducted on 369 issues of the Journal from 1890 through 1919. (7) This provided a systematic way to analyze the large amount of material (over twenty-eight thousand pages), quantify findings, and seek trends over time such as changes in attitudes, topics of importance, or even values. (8) Resources included bound volumes and microfilm obtained from Michigan State University Library and the Kalamazoo Public Library. (9) With the page as the unit of analysis, the briefest possible reading was used to locate all items of interest. Once musical items were located, broad categories of nonfiction articles, musical advice columns, sheet music, and advertisements were systematically examined in a search for more detailed information on music teaching and learning. (10) The content analysis of the magazine was supplemented with archival research into the Curtis Company records. (11) The Journal was found to contain 227 articles specifically on music or music education as well as 450 nonfiction articles that mentioned music in the context of daily life, public and private school activities, and in the lives of well-known personalities. Along with the articles, there were 154 musical advice columns answering readers' letters, 270 pieces of sheet music (as well as several examples of music embedded within children's plays and nonfiction articles), and over 3,300 advertisements for musical products. Before examining this rich musical content in more detail, an overview of the Journal's early history is provided. An Overview of the Journal Publisher Cyrus Curtis founded the Journal in 1883, with his wife, Louisa Knapp, serving as the editor. …

Joseph Smith, the Times and Seasons, and Central American Ruins

During the time the Latter-day Saints lived in Nauvoo, John Stephens and Frederick Catherwood published Incidents of Travel in Central America, an illustrated report of the first discovery of ancient ruins in Central America by explorers. These discoveries caused great excitement among the Saints, and subsequently five editorials appeared in the Times and Seasons commenting on what these meant for the church. Although the author of the editorials was not indicated, historians have wondered if Joseph Smith penned them since he was the newspaper’s editor at the time. We examined the historical evidence surrounding the editorials and conducted a detailed stylometric analysis of the texts, comparing the writing style in the editorials with the writing styles of Joseph Smith, John Taylor, and Wilford Woodruff—the only men involved with the newspaper during the time the editorials were published. Both the historical and stylometric evidence point toward Joseph Smith as the most likely author of the editorials. Even if he did not write them alone, he took full responsibility for the contents of the newspaper during his editorial tenure when he stated, “I alone stand for it.”

Departures and Arrivals

AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST FROM THE EDITOR Departures and Arrivals Tom Boellstorff Editor-in-Chief AN EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY O n May 29, 2007, I submitted a memo titled “Statement Regarding Potential Editorship of American Anthropolo- gist” to what was then known as the Committee on Scientific Communication (now the Anthropological Communication Committee) and the American Anthropological Association Executive Board. In that letter I expressed my interest in becoming editor-in-chief for one year (to complete the term of the previous editor), provided I could either put my name forward for the full four-year term that would follow or stop after 12 months. Admitting that at that point “I have not yet edited a journal,” I nonetheless expressed my enthusiasm for the opportunity and hoped that my scholarly track record would inspire sufficient confidence to support my candidacy for the one-year position. What a difference five years makes! Looking back on that letter and my experiences editing this journal, I am struck by the unexpected paths of life, the importance of taking best advantage of serendipitous opportunities. The chance to edit AA has been one of the most rewarding and transformative aspects of my career. I am proud of my—to be honest— Herculean efforts over the past half-decade. I have certainly come to appreciate that alongside intellectual vision, my strong organizational skills, facility with the written word, and near-obsessive ability to focus on a task have helped me leave AA in a much stronger position than when I began this journey. AA has experienced a 36 percent increase in its five- year impact factor, a 61 percent increase in its immediacy index (how quickly articles are cited), and a 50.9 percent increase in article influence (how often articles are cited). By 2011, AA became the number one most-downloaded journal of the 490 journals Wiley-Blackwell publishes in the social sciences and humanities. However, from the time I wrote that first letter of intent in May 2007, it has become clear to me that the editorship of any journal, and particularly a large, complicated journal like AA, is a deeply collaborative endeavor. From the begin- ning, Sally Merry and Alan Goodman provided unwavering support and counsel. Fran Mascia-Lees played a critical role as confidante and mentor, and the former editorial board was crucial in suggesting good candidates for my editorial board. Every member of my board has been there for me over the years. My associate editors—Agust´in Fuentes, Barbara Rose Johnston, Michael Silverstein, Carla Sinopoli, and Bar- bara Yngvesson—have all been comrades-in-arms through thick and thin. My review editors have been stellar mod- els of creativity, responsibility, and excellence—John M. Bishop, Naomi H. Bishop, Melissa Checker, Karl Heider, Rosemary Joyce, Lilith Mahmood, Marc Moskowitz, Justin Richland, Sydel Silverman, David Vine, and Alaka Wali. AAA and Wiley-Blackwell staff have been beyond exemplary in their support—above all, Oona Schmid, a true visionary and trooper, always there with a creative solution—and also Bill Davis, Emilia Guevara, Elaine Lynch, Suzanne Mattingly, Lynne McCumber, Lisa S. Myers, John Siever, Jon Speil- burg, and Terri Teleen. Hilary Heindl was crucial to getting our online submissions system operational. The presidents of the AAA during my editorial tenure (Virginia Dominguez, Alan Goodman, Setha Low, and Leith P. Mullings) have been vital supporters of my work. Mayumi Shimose Poe was my managing editor during my entire editorial tenure. Issue after issue, she made AA happen: from author agreements to layout, from copy edit- ing and proofs to the image gracing each cover, Mayumi’s incredible editorial and creative skills made the journal’s publication possible. Dac Nelson has also been indispensible to the copyediting work “behind the scenes” that makes the journal possible. Closer to home, every member of my department has supported the work of my editorship and the demands it has placed on my time. In this regard, particular thanks is due to my husband, Bill Maurer, whom I am lucky to have as a colleague in my own department. Department and school staff, particularly Keith Drover, Norma Miranda, and Heather Wuebker, have helped me in innumerable ways. Karen Reiser handled the complicated finances of the journal—an extraordinary service—and at many a meeting in her office helped me understand budgets and reimburse- ments. The dean of the School of Social Sciences at Irvine during my editorship, Barbara Dosher, provided me with extraordinary support in terms of resources and a teach- ing reduction of two courses a year for each year of my c 2012 by the American Anthropological AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST, Vol. 114, No. 4, pp. 563–566, ISSN 0002-7294, online ISSN 1548-1433. Association. All rights reserved. DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-1433.2012.01489.x

Educational assessment, evaluation and accountability

This issue of Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability marks the first step in a dual transition. The first transition is of editorial leadership. The second transition is a new geographical home for the journal. While this issue marks my first as Editor, over the next two issues, my role is simply that of caretaker guiding the final papers from my predecessors’ tenure into print. All credit for the global scope and contribution of these papers rests with Professor John McBeath and Lejf Moos. Editorially, this issue and the next mark the end of an era in which John and Lejf expanded EAEA’s global readership and authorship and successfully secured ISI index status. John and Lejf established EAEA as a journal committed to publishing research representing a wide range of methodological and theoretical perspectives. During their editorial tenure, EAEA has published papers from across the globe on a range of topics representing both small and large scale evidence sets. I will ensure that the scope and breadth of EAEA articles remains global and will commit to following their lead and continue to broaden the debates about accountability, assessment and evaluation. EAEAwill commit even more strongly to publishing rigourous work that captures the emerging global and local debates and tensions. The second transition for EAEA is geographical as the journal has migrated to its new academic home at the Institute of Education, University of London. The journal arrives in London with a wave of Olympic and Jubilee-driven fanfare as the city is abuzz with visitors and official celebrations. Whether a supporter of or objector to of either event, it is almost impossible to ignore the influence on the city. This week alone, announcements on the subway began to notify transit regulars of the million extra passengers anticipated to be travelling daily on the underground and bus system. Flags and banners are suddenly adorning the streets. Without precedent, almost all roadworks and construction projects have been suspended. For this short period of calm before the Olympic storm, London is clean, construction-free and full Educ Asse Eval Acc (2012) 24:173–174 DOI 10.1007/s11092-012-9151-9

Changes to the Editorial Board

Professor Paul K.-L. Yu, having served as Editor for the IEEE Electron Device Letters since 2003, has completed his editorial tenure. On behalf of IEEE Electron Device Letters staff and readers, the Editor-in-Chief would like to thank him for his excellent contributions and dedicated service to the journal over the past nine years. We are fortunate that Prof. Yu would continue to provide us advice and help in his capacity as President of the Electron Devices Society.

Changes to the Editorial Board

Summary form only given, as follows. Dr. Chorng-Ping Chang, having served as Editor for the IEEE Electron Device Letters since 2000, has completed his extended editorial tenure. On behalf of IEEE Electron Device Letters staff and readers, the EIC would like to thank him for his excellent contributions and dedicated service to the journal over the past 12 years.

Changes to the Editorial Board

Summary form only given, as follows. Dr. Kristin De Meyer, having served as Editor for the IEEE Electron Device Letters since 1999, has completed her extended editorial tenure. On behalf of IEEE Electron Device Letters staff and readers, the EIC would like to thank her for her sustained outstanding contribution that spanned 12 years.