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  • 1.  JLSC Seeking Reviews Co-Editor and Additional Board Members

    Posted Oct 05, 2022 12:18 PM
    The Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication is currently looking for both its next Reviews Co-Editor and its next cohort of Editorial Board members.

    Reviews Co-Editor - Role Description:

    Working together, the Reviews Co-Editors are responsible for identifying publications and other resources of interest to the journal's readership, acquiring review materials as necessary, recruiting appropriate reviewers, and ensuring that published reviews are high quality. The Reviews Co-Editors are supported in this work by the Editors-in-Chief, who will provide direction and mentoring as needed, and by the Editorial Board.

    See the full call for applications (deadline October 14):
    https://iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/news/55


    Editorial Board Members - Role Description:

    JLSC is governed by its Editorial Board, which meets at least six times per year and at most monthly. The responsibilities of Editorial Board members are as follows:
    • Participate in virtual Editorial Board meetings
    • Participate in Board projects and/or working group
    • Assist in the development and/or revision of journal goals, strategies, policies, and processes
    • Provide expert advice and guidance to the Editors-in-chiefs, as needed
    • Participate in peer review of submissions, if called upon by Editors-in-chiefs
    • Promote the journal in their professional networks and recruit potential authors

    Editorial Board members have an initial term of three years, with the option to extend for three additional one-year terms, for a maximum of six years.

    See the full call for applications (deadline November 7):
    https://iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/news/56/



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    Jill Cirasella (she/her)
    Associate Professor
    Associate Librarian for Scholarly Communication
    Mina Rees Library, The Graduate Center, CUNY
    jcirasella@gc.cuny.edu | (212) 817-7046
    cuny.is/jillasella | ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6118-434X
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  • 2.  RE: JLSC Seeking Reviews Co-Editor and Additional Board Members

    Posted Oct 11, 2022 02:57 PM
    Hi again,

    Update to the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication call for applications: The Reviews Co-Editor call has been extended to October 21!
    https://iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/news/55/

    The deadline for Editorial Board member applications is still November 7:
    https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/news/56/

    Best,
    Jill

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    Jill Cirasella (she/her)
    Associate Professor
    Associate Librarian for Scholarly Communication
    Mina Rees Library, The Graduate Center, CUNY
    jcirasella@gc.cuny.edu | (212) 817-7046
    cuny.is/jillasella | ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6118-434X
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