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Editor Interview: Intersections

Describe what you publish in 25 characters or less.

gender, sexuality, asia

What other current publications (or publishers) do you admire most?

ANU Press

If you publish writing, who are your favorite writers? If you publish art, who are your favorite artists?

Mark McLelland
Peter Jackson
Margaret Jolly
Siobhan McDonnell

What sets your publication apart from others that publish similar material?

Intersections focuses on gender and sexuality specifically in Asia and The Pacific.

What is the best advice you can give people who are considering submitting work to your publication?

Follow the instructions on the submissions page. Make sure all references are styled accurately with all necessary information.

Describe the ideal submission.

An ideal submission provides an Abstract, keywords, text of not more than 6,000 words, immaculate referencing, a paragraph of biodata and photo of author.

What do submitters most often get wrong about your submissions process?

They do not provide all necessary information for a full bibliographical reference and neither do they standardise their references according to our instructions. Since we use footnotes we do not expect them to use author/date style.

How much do you want to know about the person submitting to you?

Do not care about cover letters - just need a short paragraph of bio data and a photo.

If you publish writing, how much of a piece do you read before making the decision to reject it?

I personally do not read every piece initially - just enough to be able to choose appropriate referees. Only after getting the referees reports (at least two per paper) is the decision made to publish or reject.

What additional evaluations, if any, does a piece go through before it is accepted?

Intersections is a peer reviewed journal. We use a double blind referee process where neither the author nor the referee are aware of the other's identity. As far as possible all papers will be sent to universities other that of the contributor.

How much do you edit an accepted piece prior to publication?

I copyedit each piece of writing that is accepted for publication. Within this process, I work closely with the author and together we bring the paper up to Intersections high standards. Sometimes this is quite a quick process, and at other times it is not.

Do you nominate work you've published for any national or international awards?

No

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