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 with this journal has been great. My article was accepted for publication three weeks and a couple of days after submitting it and appeared in print four months later. (And yes, it's peer-reviewed.) This was within the last year. The editor responded to my emails in a very timely and professional manner. One disadvantage is that the journal is not listed on the MLA directory of periodicals. (Though neither is the JSCS, for that matter, so perhaps the directory needs to be updated). I would certainly consider sending material their way again.
La verdad nunca he escuchado de esta revista. De todas las demas del blog sabia aunque sea de oidas. No es mi intencion faltar al respeto pero, contara esta publicacion para el 'tenure"?
We will review this journal for possible inclusion in the Directory of Periodicals. Please feel free to contact me if you have other journal suggestions for the Directory.
David Wright Editor, Directory of Periodicals e-mail: dwright@mla.org www.mla.org
In response to the July 3 posting above, the author needs to consult with his/her department chair, institution's tenure-promotion guidelines and campus tenure-promotion committee to determine: 1) what criteria your institution reinforces for publishing venues; 2) if a list of "recommended" refereed jounals exists for publishing faculty who seek promotion; 3) any other institutional guidelines regarding tenure and promotion.
Bottom line: there is much inconsistency among institutions in their approach to assessing faculty publications. Each faculty member needs to inform his/herself extensively regarding his/her college's expectations. There are no "universal" rules in this regard.
I would also say that the "tenure value" of this or any journal depends on the argument that can be made. In my case, Ometeca is a great journal because it is oriented towards, and of interest to, those who work on the intersection of science and the Humanities in Hispanic literatures and cultures. Its readers are exactly the people who 'should' be judging my tenure case. (We'll see if that proves to be the case.) I made this argument to my chair and he seemed to agree.
My experience with this journal has been great. My article was accepted for publication three weeks and a couple of days after submitting it and appeared in print four months later. (And yes, it's peer-reviewed.) This was within the last year.
ReplyDeleteThe editor responded to my emails in a very timely and professional manner.
One disadvantage is that the journal is not listed on the MLA directory of periodicals. (Though neither is the JSCS, for that matter, so perhaps the directory needs to be updated).
I would certainly consider sending material their way again.
La verdad nunca he escuchado de esta revista. De todas las demas del blog sabia aunque sea de oidas. No es mi intencion faltar al respeto pero, contara esta publicacion para el 'tenure"?
ReplyDeleteWe will review this journal for possible inclusion in the Directory of Periodicals. Please feel free to contact me if you have other journal suggestions for the Directory.
ReplyDeleteDavid Wright
Editor, Directory of Periodicals
e-mail: dwright@mla.org
www.mla.org
In response to the July 3 posting above, the author needs to consult with his/her department chair, institution's tenure-promotion guidelines and campus tenure-promotion committee to determine:
ReplyDelete1) what criteria your institution reinforces for publishing venues;
2) if a list of "recommended" refereed jounals exists for publishing faculty who seek promotion;
3) any other institutional guidelines regarding tenure and promotion.
Bottom line: there is much inconsistency among institutions in their approach to assessing faculty publications. Each faculty member needs to inform his/herself extensively regarding his/her college's expectations. There are no "universal" rules in this regard.
I would also say that the "tenure value" of this or any journal depends on the argument that can be made. In my case, Ometeca is a great journal because it is oriented towards, and of interest to, those who work on the intersection of science and the Humanities in Hispanic literatures and cultures. Its readers are exactly the people who 'should' be judging my tenure case. (We'll see if that proves to be the case.)
ReplyDeleteI made this argument to my chair and he seemed to agree.