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17 April 2020
Editor Positions for Humanities--Applications Open
Editor position applications are now open for Humanities. The type of positions and their responsibilities are as follows:
1 Editorial Board Member
- Review few papers per year
- Make decisions for few papers in your field
- Suggest special topics or guest edit special issue(s)
- Promote the journal at conferences
- Submit/invite your colleagues to submit full research articles
2 Guest Editor
- shape the topic and compose a short introduction (rationale) of the Special Issue for website announcements;
- solicit contributions or suggest potential contributors;
- pre-check new submissions to ascertain the suitability for the issue;
- make decisions whether to accept or reject a paper after peer review and author revision
3 Topic Editor
- set up at least one Special Issue (SI) over two years in the journal and propose a detailed strategy plan for the SI (including soliciting papers, promoting the SI, etc.);
- promote the journal during conferences (adding 1–2 slides into your presentation, distributing flyers, recommending the journal to your colleagues, etc.);
- provide support for the Special Issues on topics related to your expertise or when the Guest Editor(s) is (are) not available, including SI promotion via social media, pre-checking new submissions, making decisions, and providing advice on some scientific cases, etc.
4 Reviewer Board Member
- We will announce your name on the homepage of this journal as being on the reviewer board;
- Provide your opinion in priority for papers within your expertise;
- MDPI will offer you vouchers (up to 100 CHF each paper) if you provide comprehensive comments. The vouchers you receive can be used for publications in this journal;
- The Humanities editorial board will acknowledge your work in an Editorial Paper for all the reviewers;
- RB members may have the opportunity to join the Editorial Board of the journal (subject to the approval of the Editor-in-Chief).
- Partial waivers on the publishing fees will be granted for your first submission in this journal in the first half of 2020.
We think that your expertise, together with our rigorous editorial policies, can build a high-standard journal specifically dedicated to humanities research. If you are interested in these editor positions, please send your full academic CV and a short cover letter that details your interest and enthusiasm for the position to [email protected]. With your support, Humanities will succeed in the coming future. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Humanities is an international, peer-reviewed, open access scholarly journal (free for readers). The central concern of this journal pertains to the core values of the Humanities, i.e., focusing on the ideals of human existence, seen through many different lenses. Humanities is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and, accordingly, submissions are peer reviewed rigorously to ensure that they conform to the highest standards in their field.
