The Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth invites scholars to join our distinguished Editorial Board starting January 1, 2025. They seek applications from scholars passionate about advancing the field of the history of childhood and youth and are committed to enhancing the journal’s prestige and reach. Board members will work with the journal’s editors to promote the journal, increase the academic prestige of the journal, and advise on strategic directions for the JHCY. Additionally, board members will be expected to be actively involved in the peer review process through the creation of a peer review database as well as serving peer reviewers in their fields of expertise at least once per year.
Qualifications Necessary: Board members must
- Hold a Ph.D. in a relevant field to the journal (history, literary studies, childhood studies, art history, anthropology, for example).
- Be a published scholar with a contribution(s) to the history of childhood and youth
- Be able to serve a 3-year term (January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2028)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Member of the Society of the History of Childhood and Youth
- Published author in the JHCY (either article or book review)
Responsibilities:
- Participate in the peer review process by making suggestions for relevant peer reviewers and building a geographic, temporal, and thematic peer reviewer database
- Serve as a peer reviewer for manuscripts at least once per year
- Advise and provide feedback on editorial policies and strategic direction
- Promote the journal within professional networks to attract high-quality submissions and broad readership
- Uphold ethical standards in publishing
To nominate yourself or someone else, please submit the following materials to this portal by October 1, 2024 : https://forms.gle/APB9jBFVsbrNvkbU7
- Current C.V.
- A brief 500 word statement explaining your interest in joining the JHCY Editorial Board and how you can meaningfully contribute to it.