After extensive searching on the Internet, I failed to find a venue for Hispanists to share with colleagues their myriad of experiences with publishing, particularly the handling of the review and publication processes by refereed journals. My motive is not to encourage irrational venting sessions for rejected authors, but to prompt an intelligent and useful exchange that might assist scholars with choosing prospective journals that exemplify professionalim and integrity; journals that conduct the entire review process expeditiously and provide authors with useful feedback for improving their manuscripts. Many true horror stories have been shared at academic conferences and within language and literature departments across the country, and these should indeed be shared here to help each other avoid potential pitfalls. Besides assisting our fellow scholars, if this blog also succeeds at ultimately improving the management of certain refereed journals, then many in the profession will benefit.
My experience several years ago was a serious lag of communication throughout the entire process along with an extensive turnaround time for submissions. I do not know if these steps have improved in recent years; if not, this is certainly not a publication where a junior faculty member can expect expeditious handling of their article. Hopefully the experience of authors in the past few years has been different.
My experience here was pretty good. It took a while but if you are patient, they will get to you. I've been accepted here twice, so I feel pretty good about this one. Communication with me was good.
Les tomó casi un año responderme, pero el artículo fue aceptado sin revisiones y publicado seis meses después. El único problema es que hay que suscribirse a la revista para publicar, y son 70 dólares (creo).
My experience several years ago was a serious lag of communication throughout the entire process along with an extensive turnaround time for submissions. I do not know if these steps have improved in recent years; if not, this is certainly not a publication where a junior faculty member can expect expeditious handling of their article. Hopefully the experience of authors in the past few years has been different.
ReplyDeleteMy experience here was pretty good. It took a while but if you are patient, they will get to you. I've been accepted here twice, so I feel pretty good about this one. Communication with me was good.
ReplyDeleteBuena experiencia. Si, quizas el proceso es un poco lento pero valio la pena. La recomiendo para escritores que empiezan su carrera.
ReplyDeleteLes tomó casi un año responderme, pero el artículo fue aceptado sin revisiones y publicado seis meses después. El único problema es que hay que suscribirse a la revista para publicar, y son 70 dólares (creo).
ReplyDeleteHe publicado un par de veces en esta revista. Son muy profesionales y puntuales.
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