CALL FOR EDITOR
Due Date: August 1, 2017

The Serials Librarian is seeking applicants for its Editor-in-Chief position.

Editorial responsibilities include…

Managing the peer review of approximately 20-30 manuscripts per year
Heavily soliciting high-quality manuscripts from potential authors and assist these authors in seeing their manuscripts to publication
Deciding which manuscripts to publish
Selecting a sufficient pool of reviewers and editorial board members to evaluate manuscripts
Identifying and appointing qualified members to the editorial advisory board
Providing a clear vision for the direction of the journal
Recruiting guest editors for special issues
Ensuring ethical standards are met for all submissions

Key qualities sought for the position of editor include an established record of scholarship in the field of library & information science; managerial skills to oversee the editorial cycle and meet deadlines; the ability to recruit quality manuscripts, and the ability to attract respected experts to the editorial board.

Applicants should have previous publishing and editorial experience, strong organizational, networking and communication skills and the ability to lead an active editorial board.

The editorship, which is set to begin ASAP, includes an honorarium.

TO APPLY: Applications should include a CV & one-page Statement of Purpose, to be sent to Managing Editor: Katarina Troutman at Katarina.Troutman@taylorandfrancis.com by August 1, 2017.

TO NOMINATE A COLLEAGUE: If you would like to nominate someone to be considered for the editorship of The Serials Librarian, please send the name of the person you are nominating, their email address and brief description of qualifications to Managing Editor, Katarina Troutman at Katarina.Troutman@taylorandfrancis.com.

For more information, please go to http://explore.tandfonline.com/page/ed/wser-cfe-2017

Carol Ann Davis
Director of Digital Scholarship Services
University of South Florida Libraries
4202 E. Fowler Ave. LIB 122
Tampa, FL 33620-5400
(813) 974-3901
fax: (813) 974-5153
email: borchert@usf.edu

ORCiD: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1374-9446