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From: LSJ Editors [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 11:25 AM Subject: hiring at Library Student Journal Hello all! Happy end of the semester! Library Student Journal is recruiting for new position on our editorial staff. All positions are voluntary (we would pay you if we could!) and done via email or the Open Journal Systems project. Library Student Journal is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal. As this is a student publication, all staff must be currently enrolled in an LIS degree. Please note the deadline for all applications is July 5th, 2010. Editor-in-Chief The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for maintaining a consistently high editorial and ethical standard. The position requires daily communication with readers, authors, reviewers, staff members, and the Editorial Board. The Editor-in-Chief evaluates all newly received submissions, assigns manuscripts suitable for peer-review to a Section Editor, personally edits all Editorials and Essays, and makes the final decision to publish or not. The Editor-in-Chief is involved in every aspect of the editing and publishing process, including working closely with the Webmaster on technical issues. The Editor-in-Chief is the principal writer for the Editors' Blog and coordinates contributions from the Editorial Board. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent writing skills and will be an able and tactful editor of others' work. This position will require that you stay up to date on current topics of interest to the LIS field and be willing to take part in a variety of activities to promote the journal, including providing interviews to other publications. And the it requires that you have a good grasp of the issues and standards of scholarly journalism and Open Access publishing. Estimated weekly time commitment: 12 hours. Doctoral students in LIS fields are preferred for this position. Email [log in to unmask] with "editor in chief application" in the subject. Please attach a resume, a letter of intent, and a sample of your writing (not more than 1000 words). If you are chosen to the shortlist we may ask for references and/or to edit a sample paper. Section Editor Section Editors guide manuscripts submitted to the Articles section of the journal through the peer-review process. Section Editors choose suitable reviewers for each paper then use the completed reviews to make a recommendation to the Editor-in-Chief. Section Editors work closely with authors of accepted manuscripts to revise their work to an acceptable standard, based on reviewer comments and their own revision requests. Estimated weekly time commitment: 5 hours Email [log in to unmask] with "section editor application" as the subject line. Please attach a resume/CV as well as a cover letter detailing relevant experience and qualifications. LSJ seeks 4 Section Editors. Copyeditor Copyeditors work with authors of accepted manuscripts to improve the style, grammar, and organization of their papers. A successful copyeditor has an excellent eye for detail, an ability to see the big picture, and a tact for communicating revision requests to authors in a respectful manner. Email [log in to unmask] with "section editor application" as the subject line. Please attach a resume/CV as well as a cover letter detailing relevant experience and qualifications. LSJ seeks 2 Copyeditors. Editorial Review Board LSJ seeks to publish the best papers from Library and Information Science students worldwide, and to serve as a forum for discussion of LIS education, training, career paths, and future trends. Editorial Review Board members play a crucial role in this process by reviewing several articles a year for the journal and helping the editor when a reviewer is needed in a pinch. LSJ replies on the experience of these members to evaluate quality research and maintain the high standards of the journal. Doctoral students in LIS fields are preferred for this position. Email [log in to unmask] with "editorial review board application" as the subject line. Please attach a resume/CV as well as a cover letter detailing relevant experience and qualifications. LSJ seeks 5 Editorial Review Board members. Proofreader Proofreaders review copy edited manuscripts for spelling, punctuation, grammar, and proper LSJ format. A successful proofreader will have an excellent eye for detail. Email [log in to unmask] with "proofreader application" as the subject line. Please attach a resume/CV as well as a cover letter detailing relevant experience and qualifications. LSJ seeks 2 Proofreaders. Reviewers We need as many reviewers as possible representing different areas of LIS! Reviewers are called on to act as referee's in the peer-review process for articles and give valuable input to their peer-authors. Email [log in to unmask] with "reviewer application" as the subject line. Please attach a resume/CV as well as a cover letter detailing relevant experience and qualifications. I look forward to hearing from all of you- have a great summer! Cheers, Miriam Sweeney **************************** Miriam Sweeney Editor in Chief Library Student Journal www.librarystudentjournal.org