Editors as Gatekeepers Getting Published in the Social Sciences

by Simon, Rita J.; Fyfe, James J.

• ISBN13: 9780847679133
• ISBN10: 0847679136
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-09-20
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

Why do some scholarly manuscripts get published while others do not? Who makes the decisions at scholarly journals and presses, and how do they reach those decisions? This volume brings together the experiences of editors of sociology, anthropology, political science, criminal justice, psychology, and other social science journals, and editors and directors of university and commercial presses that focus on the social sciences. Each chapter of this book provides insight into the editor's definition of his/her role, and a look at the relationships among editors, authors, reviewers and readers. The authors offer advice about where to submit, and how to read editors' letters about revising and resubmitting manuscripts. They explore the pleasures and pains, disappointments and successes experienced in their role as 'gatekeeper.'

Table of Contents

Introduction
The Itch to Publish in Political Science	p. 3
Editing Social Psychology	p. 21
An Effective Journal Editor: Insights Gained from Editing The American Sociological Review	p. 33
Editing the Policy Studies Journal and Public Administration Review	p. 45
Cops and Robbers in Academe: Editing Justice Quarterly	p. 59
Explorations in Economic History	p. 73
Gatekeeping among the Demographers	p. 85
A Quest for Interdisciplinary Scholarship	p. 107
Publishing in a Proprietary Law Journal	p. 137
Special Problems in the Editing of "Special Series"	p. 147
Genre in Sociology: The Case for the Monograph	p. 159
University Press Editing and Publishing	p. 179
A Formula for Successful Scholarly Publishing: Policy-Oriented Research and the Humanities	p. 195
Listbuilding at University Presses	p. 209
Index	p. 259
About the Contributors	p. 273
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