Welcome Sociology Editors!

Welcome to the 2010 Sociology Editors Forum community site!  You’ve been cordially invited to attend the Sociology Editors Forum to be held at the Hilton Atlanta on August 16th from 6:30pm to 8:15pm.  The intent of this community site is to extend the discussion beyond the physical event and provide editors with the opportunity to talk with colleagues and peers about sociology publishing today.  The site contains a plethora of valuable resources related to reviewers, plagiarism, impact factors, etc., as well as forthcoming podcasts from the Managing Director of the Social Sciences and Humanities program at Wiley-Blackwell and fellow sociology editors.  We hope you enjoy and look forward to seeing you in Atlanta!

Sociology Podcast #3: Managing a co-editorship

Brian Donovan and Bill Staples, the current co-editors of The Sociological Quarterly, discuss their methods for successfully managing the workload and relationship of a co-editorship.

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Publishing Workshop #7: The Joys and Sorrows of Writing an Undergraduate Textbook

By Catherine Sanderson, Associate Professor of Psychology at Amherst College

In this podcast Catherine shares with us her knowledge of writing an undergraduate textbook and answers some commonly asked questions about the experience.

Once you have listened to our podcast let us know what you think!

Do you have any questions or comments for our speaker? If so please comment below…and don’t forget to take part in our poll!

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How much weight do you place on Impact Factor?

Do you consider Impact Factor when selecting articles?  See our tips for how to optimize citations.

Publishing Workshop #6: How to Survive the Review Process

By Greg Maney, Associate Professor of Sociology, Hofstra University

In this podcast Greg shares his experiences with the review process and offers practical suggestions to help make your experience a constructive and rewarding one!

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Do you have any questions or comments for our speaker? If so please comment below…and don’t forget to take part in our poll!

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Sociology Podcast #2: Keys to being a successful editor

We’re pleased to bring you the second podcast in our Sociology series. Peter Kivisto served as editor of Sociological Quarterly from 2005 through 2008, and now he shares his thoughts on the top 10 key successes of editing a journal.  When the podcast concludes, we’d love to hear your thoughts and welcome your comments below.

Sociology Podcast #1: The Future of Publishing

Philip Carpenter, Managing Director

We’re delighted to bring you the following podcast by Philip Carpenter, Managing Director of Social Sciences and Humanities at Wiley-Blackwell, on the future of sociology publishing.  In this podcast, Philip discusses where research and readership will come from, what tagging and classification will mean for the discoverability of articles, and how open access will affect sociology publishing.

We’d love to hear your thoughts.

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Publishing Workshop #5: 10 Things New Scholars should do to get published

By Duane Wegener, Professor of Social Psychology, Purdue University

In this podcast Duane provides tips for those starting out in their academic careers and wanting to get published. This advice is indispensable no matter what your discipline!

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Do you have any questions or comments for our speaker? If so please comment below…and don’t forget to take part in our poll!

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Submitting an article for review

When preparing to send an article to a journal for review, authors reflect on where the article will be best suited.  If the article focuses on education issues, then it is likely it will be sent to Sociology of Education.  Similarly, if the article focuses on religious issues, then authors may look to Sociology of Religion.  If the article is not broad or relevant to many readers then it is unlikely to get published in one of the top journals (e.g. American Sociological Review, Social Forces, American Journal of Sociology, etc.).  I have heard of authors sending their articles into top-tiered journals, in order to get a good set of reviews, before sending the paper into the journal that seems to have the better fit.  This seems somewhat unethical, to waste both the editor’s and the reviewers’ time, in order to have a better shot at the initially preferred journal.  Is this common?  What are the opinions of editors who may have to deal with this?

-Submitted by University of Georgia student poster, Maria Paino

Publishing Workshop #4: The Online Author’s Survival Guide

By Kivmars Bowling, Managing Editor, Compass Journals.

In this podcast Kivmars talks about the perils and pleasures of publishing your work online, and gives practical tips to help raise the profile of your digital scholarship.

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Do you have any questions or comments for our speaker? If so please comment below…and don’t forget to take part in our poll!

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What sessions are you most looking forward to at ASA?

Besides the Sociology Editors Forum, of course!  Let us know what you’re most looking forward to in the program.