A Survey Of Social Science Journal Editors For Behind-The-Scenes Data On The Publication Process
Keywords
Journal editors; Manuscript acceptance; Social science journals
Abstract
Conducting and publishing research is at the heart of the academic social scientist's job. Understanding the publication process is critical for any scholar looking for a successful career. The current study draws on survey data from 117 editors of social science journals to identify how editors experience their jobs, how manuscript reviews are processed, and what aspects of editors, journals, and manuscripts are most important to editors' publication decisions. Results suggest that editors relied on their editorial boards and associate editors to do reviews and give advice, that the greatest challenge editors faced in dealing with manuscripts was slow reviewers, and that rarely did editors face allegations of plagiarism or have to deal with inappropriate reviews they did not want to send to the author(s). Quality of writing and strength of findings are the most influential factors in journals' acceptance rates.
Publication Date
4-1-2016
Publication Title
Journal of Scholarly Publishing
Volume
47
Issue
3
Number of Pages
231-249
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.3138/jsp.47.3.231
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
84961710165 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84961710165
STARS Citation
Mustaine, Elizabeth Ehrhardt and Tewksbury, Richard, "A Survey Of Social Science Journal Editors For Behind-The-Scenes Data On The Publication Process" (2016). Scopus Export 2015-2019. 2930.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2015/2930