Posted for Stacy Stanislaw, Taylor & Francis:

Call for Editors: The Serials Librarian

Routledge/Taylor & Francis seeks applicants for the position of editor or
co-editors of the academic journal The Serials Librarian. The official term is
for a minimum of three years and will begin in 2011 with Volume 60, Issue 1.

Scope of The Serials Librarian:  The Serials Librarian is an international
journal covering all aspects of the management of serials and other continuing
resources in any format—print, electronic, etc.—ranging from their publication,
to their abstracting and indexing by commercial services, and their collection
and processing by libraries. The journal provides a forum for discussion and
innovation for all those involved in the serials information chain, but
especially for librarians and other library staff, be they in a single
(continuing resources) department or in collection development, acquisitions,
cataloging/metadata, or information technology departments. It strives to
present a wide variety of viewpoints applicable to all sections of the library
and to all types of libraries. The journal accepts articles that are either
theoretical or practical in nature.

Qualifications:
Key qualities sought for the position of editor or co-editors include an
established record of scholarship in the field of serials librarianship;
managerial skills to oversee the editorial cycle and meet deadlines; and the
ability to attract respected experts to the editorial advisory board. Applicants
should have previous publishing and editorial experience, strong organizational
and communication skills and the ability to lead an active editorial board.

Responsibilities:
1) Manage the peer review of approximately 40–50 manuscripts per year
2) Solicit high-quality manuscripts from potential authors and assist these
authors in seeing their manuscripts to publication
3) Decide which manuscripts to publish
4) Select a sufficient pool of reviewers to evaluate manuscripts
5) Identify and appoint qualified members to the editorial advisory board
6) Provide a clear vision for the direction of the Journal

Interested applicants should send a CV and cover letter to:

Stacy Stanislaw -- Managing Editor, Information Sciences
Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
Fax: 215-625-2940
stacy.stanislaw@taylorandfrancis.com

For more information on the journal, visit www.informaworld.com/wser