Gatekeepers of Knowledge: Journal Editors in the Sciences and the Social Sciences

by Stephen McGinty

Publication is the coin of the realm in the academy. Careers depend upon a strong publication record, and journal editors occupy powerful positions in the publishing process. This study examines the careers of thirty-five scholarly journal editors through in-depth interviews that cover their rise to positions of influence, their views of the work of journal publishing, their assessment of the electronic revolution, and the role played by personal...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897896645
• ISBN13: 9780897896641
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.8"