The training event will be led by Professor Peter Boxall, editor of the academic journal Textual Practice, Dr Michael Jonik, Reviews and Special Issues Editor of Textual Practice, and Dr Kiron Ward, Guest Editor of the most recent special issue of Textual Practice, ‘James Joyce’s Ulysses at 100’. The session will consist of a series of short talks and discussions that broach a range of practical editorial matters including different approaches to conceptualising special issues, how to approach academics to contribute to special issues, what the editing process looks like, how to invite peer reviewers, what the peer review process looks like, what to expect from editors, typical timeframes from submission to publication, and how to contend with difficult feedback. This event will include a Q&A/ discussion portion for doctoral researchers.
The training session will be followed by an afternoon of academic talks by contributors to the special issue ‘James Joyce’s Ulysses at 100’, based upon their submission. This is an opportunity to see a portion of the research output from the special issue and to speak to contributors about their experiences of submitting articles to academic and peer reviewed journals. The day will end with a keynote talk from Professor Finn Fordham on textual genetics.
This training event is targeted towards all arts and humanities researchers who are interested in or curious about the process of submitting to and editing peer reviewed academic journals. The process of publishing in and editing academic journals is typically opaque and difficult to navigate, despite being an essential component of almost all academic career paths. The objective of this training event is to demystify the process from start to finish for doctoral researchers and offer access to contributors and editors well versed in all aspects of academic publishing. Doctoral researchers do not need any prior knowledge or skills to attend this training event.
Learning outcomes
How to curate an academic special issue, how to approach academics to contribute to an academic journal or special issue, what to expect from editors, what to expect from the peer review process, how to contend with difficult feedback from both editors and peer reviewers, how to become editorial readers, and other practical information that pertains to the development and publication of academic journals.
Terms and conditions
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The training is open to:
• CHASE funded students.
• Arts and Humanities PhD students at CHASE member institutions.
• and students and members of staff at CHASE partner institutions.
• Arts and Hum PhD students (via the AHRC mailing list)