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.
Submissions for this journal are "accepted by invitation only." I'm not sure why that is when the editors claim to have established the journal "as an open forum and a platform for dialogue on specific debates within Luso-Hispanic Studies." Does anyone know why this journal functions in this way?
Submissions for this journal are "accepted by invitation only." I'm not sure why that is when the editors claim to have established the journal "as an open forum and a platform for dialogue on specific debates within Luso-Hispanic Studies." Does anyone know why this journal functions in this way?
ReplyDeleteDid they published articles mostly from Vanderbilt "origins"?
ReplyDeleteFor some time there was an online submission form. However, I submitted work two times, and it was never acknowledged in any way whatsoever.
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