The Political Quarterly is seeking a novel co-editor to run amongst Deborah Mabbett as well as to supercede Tony Wright, who has been editor for 20 years.
We are looking for an editor who complements Deborah Mabbett’s interests inward political economy, welfare land reform as well as regulation. We are especially interested inward applicants amongst expertise inward political institutions, British parliamentary politics as well as political ideas. She / he must live committed to the ideals as well as aims of the mag every bit laid out below.
Applications
The deadline is 1 May 2015. Applicants should provide a CV as well as a missive of the alphabet of application that explains what substantive contribution of interests as well as expertise they tin offer PQ as well as sets out their views most the directions they would similar PQ to convey inward price of content, human relationship to other journals, deport on as well as relationships to academic publishing.
Applicants should contact Emma Anderson both for farther data most the mag as well as to laid upward intelligence amongst the editors or board members.
Editor Role Description
The Political Quarterly was founded inward 1930 as well as has a distinct mission – to yoke the academic earth as well as the earth of world policy. It is non run every bit an academic journal, as well as the start requirement of an editor is the mightiness to empathise as well as croak along the PQ tradition. There is no organization of academic refereeing for PQ, because it is non intended every bit an academic mag inward that sense. This gives the editors greater freedom, but too greater responsibility. The principal standard for selecting articles is that they should possess got something to tell most issues of political importance, as well as are able to tell it inward manifestly English linguistic communication without jargon.
The principal tasks of the Editor include:
1. Assessing articles that are submitted for publication. There is a steady stream of articles that are submitted to the journal. Some of these are inappropriate for PQ as well as are best directed elsewhere, others demand suggestions for editing as well as improvement earlier they are ready for publication. There are a number of people who write regularly for the Journal, although in that place is no obligation for the Editors to convey whatsoever they submit. All articles submitted are read past times both editors, as well as both must concord earlier an article is accepted for publication.
2. Commissioning articles for publication. This is likely the most of import component of the editorial role. The Editor has to live prepared to usage his or her networks as well as contacts as well as those of Editorial Board members to committee articles on subjects that possess got topical political interest, every bit good every bit those judged to possess got lasting significance. Particularly valuable are speeches delivered past times politicians as well as other world figures, for which afterwards some lite editing PQ is oft a natural home. The Editors tin too produce upward one's hear to possess got themed issues, a number of articles on a connected theme which brand upward component of i issue.
3. Commissioning special issues. There is i special number every year, as well as the chore of the Editors amongst the assistance of the Board is to order firstly a topic as well as secondly an editor or editors for that issue.
4. Liaising amongst the Chair of the Editorial Board over the full general running of the mag as well as the blessing of expenditure.
5. Liaising amongst the Editorial Board. The Editors possess got a swell bargain of discretion, but they are appointed past times the Editorial Board as well as are accountable to it. They laissez passer on oral reports to the Editorial Board at its AGM.
6. Liaising amongst Co-Editors. The tradition of PQ is for in that place to live ii Editors, who must both concord earlier an article tin live accepted for publication. There is too a Literary Editor, ii Reports as well as Surveys Editors who committee majority reviews as well as reports for the Journal, as well as an Events Editor. Together amongst the Assistant Editors these flat the Editorial squad which meets regularly to excogitation issues.
7. Liaising amongst the Assistant Editors. Establishing effective ways of working as well as quick reply times are vital to the smoothen running of the journal.
8. Attendance at PQ meetings. These include meetings of the Editorial Board, usually ii a year, as well as meetings of the editorial team, upward to 4 a year.
9. Helping to pick out the winner of the prize for the best PQ article.
10. Promoting wider PQ activities as well as marketing. This involves aid PQ sponsored events – seminars, workshops, conferences, every bit good every bit the annual Orwell Prize, for which PQ is i of the major sponsors, as well as at which the best PQ article prize is announced. Having an awareness of marketing opportunities as well as liaison amongst the editorial component as well as Wiley.
Terms of office
Editors have an honorarium as well as provision is made for their expenses to live covered. The solar daytime of the month is initially for v years as well as dependent acre to the blessing of the Political Quarterly Board. The workload depends on the individual, but should live around 20 to 25 days per year. The honorarium tin live adjusted to compensate to a greater extent than days, but it is expected that the novel Co-Editor volition possess got paid occupation that is compatible amongst the position.
We are looking for an editor who complements Deborah Mabbett’s interests inward political economy, welfare land reform as well as regulation. We are especially interested inward applicants amongst expertise inward political institutions, British parliamentary politics as well as political ideas. She / he must live committed to the ideals as well as aims of the mag every bit laid out below.
Applications
The deadline is 1 May 2015. Applicants should provide a CV as well as a missive of the alphabet of application that explains what substantive contribution of interests as well as expertise they tin offer PQ as well as sets out their views most the directions they would similar PQ to convey inward price of content, human relationship to other journals, deport on as well as relationships to academic publishing.
Applicants should contact Emma Anderson both for farther data most the mag as well as to laid upward intelligence amongst the editors or board members.
Editor Role Description
The Political Quarterly was founded inward 1930 as well as has a distinct mission – to yoke the academic earth as well as the earth of world policy. It is non run every bit an academic journal, as well as the start requirement of an editor is the mightiness to empathise as well as croak along the PQ tradition. There is no organization of academic refereeing for PQ, because it is non intended every bit an academic mag inward that sense. This gives the editors greater freedom, but too greater responsibility. The principal standard for selecting articles is that they should possess got something to tell most issues of political importance, as well as are able to tell it inward manifestly English linguistic communication without jargon.
The principal tasks of the Editor include:
1. Assessing articles that are submitted for publication. There is a steady stream of articles that are submitted to the journal. Some of these are inappropriate for PQ as well as are best directed elsewhere, others demand suggestions for editing as well as improvement earlier they are ready for publication. There are a number of people who write regularly for the Journal, although in that place is no obligation for the Editors to convey whatsoever they submit. All articles submitted are read past times both editors, as well as both must concord earlier an article is accepted for publication.
2. Commissioning articles for publication. This is likely the most of import component of the editorial role. The Editor has to live prepared to usage his or her networks as well as contacts as well as those of Editorial Board members to committee articles on subjects that possess got topical political interest, every bit good every bit those judged to possess got lasting significance. Particularly valuable are speeches delivered past times politicians as well as other world figures, for which afterwards some lite editing PQ is oft a natural home. The Editors tin too produce upward one's hear to possess got themed issues, a number of articles on a connected theme which brand upward component of i issue.
3. Commissioning special issues. There is i special number every year, as well as the chore of the Editors amongst the assistance of the Board is to order firstly a topic as well as secondly an editor or editors for that issue.
4. Liaising amongst the Chair of the Editorial Board over the full general running of the mag as well as the blessing of expenditure.
5. Liaising amongst the Editorial Board. The Editors possess got a swell bargain of discretion, but they are appointed past times the Editorial Board as well as are accountable to it. They laissez passer on oral reports to the Editorial Board at its AGM.
6. Liaising amongst Co-Editors. The tradition of PQ is for in that place to live ii Editors, who must both concord earlier an article tin live accepted for publication. There is too a Literary Editor, ii Reports as well as Surveys Editors who committee majority reviews as well as reports for the Journal, as well as an Events Editor. Together amongst the Assistant Editors these flat the Editorial squad which meets regularly to excogitation issues.
7. Liaising amongst the Assistant Editors. Establishing effective ways of working as well as quick reply times are vital to the smoothen running of the journal.
8. Attendance at PQ meetings. These include meetings of the Editorial Board, usually ii a year, as well as meetings of the editorial team, upward to 4 a year.
9. Helping to pick out the winner of the prize for the best PQ article.
10. Promoting wider PQ activities as well as marketing. This involves aid PQ sponsored events – seminars, workshops, conferences, every bit good every bit the annual Orwell Prize, for which PQ is i of the major sponsors, as well as at which the best PQ article prize is announced. Having an awareness of marketing opportunities as well as liaison amongst the editorial component as well as Wiley.
Terms of office
Editors have an honorarium as well as provision is made for their expenses to live covered. The solar daytime of the month is initially for v years as well as dependent acre to the blessing of the Political Quarterly Board. The workload depends on the individual, but should live around 20 to 25 days per year. The honorarium tin live adjusted to compensate to a greater extent than days, but it is expected that the novel Co-Editor volition possess got paid occupation that is compatible amongst the position.
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