Editor Interview: Partial Answers Go to the listing List all editor interviews Edit answers (editors only) Describe what you publish in 25 characters or less.literary researchLeona Toker, Editor-in-chief on 08 May 2019What other current publications (or publishers) do you admire most?New Literary HistoryModern Fiction StudiesJournal of Modern LiteratureThe Johns Hopkins University PressPrinceton University PressOxford University PressCambridge University PressIndiana University PressHarvard University PressLeona Toker, Editor-in-chief on 08 May 2019If you publish writing, who are your favorite writers? If you publish art, who are your favorite artists?We publish literary criticism/analysis of the kind that opens up to the history of ideas.Leona Toker, Editor-in-chief on 08 May 2019What sets your publication apart from others that publish similar material?We are particularly interested in works and issues that tend to fall between the cracks of scholarly research.Leona Toker, Editor-in-chief on 08 May 2019What is the best advice you can give people who are considering submitting work to your publication?Awareness of previous research and of one's own innovation in respect to it; awareness of one's partialities; eschewing trendiness.Leona Toker, Editor-in-chief on 08 May 2019Describe the ideal submission.A close reading of one or two literary works in the way that opens up to the history of ideas and situates them in this history.Leona Toker, Editor-in-chief on 08 May 2019What do submitters most often get wrong about your submissions process?We are not interested in survey-type articles, nor in articles that lack interdisciplinary insights. We do not accept articles on the history of ideas unless they are anchored in literary study.Leona Toker, Editor-in-chief on 08 May 2019How much do you want to know about the person submitting to you?A minimal cover letter, possibly with affiliation, suffices. Our principle is to publish beginning scholars alongside the work of experienced and well published ones.Leona Toker, Editor-in-chief on 08 May 2019If you publish writing, how much of a piece do you read before making the decision to reject it?Someone in the editorial team reads the whole article -- this person volunteers or is chosen in according with his or her own research interests; if that person's recommendation is to reject, the editor takes a quick look too.Leona Toker, Editor-in-chief on 08 May 2019What additional evaluations, if any, does a piece go through before it is accepted?After an in-house evaluation, the paper is sent to two external reviewers, usually in two different fields associated with the subject of the paper. Sometimes the revised paper is sent out for confirmatory review. Invited papers (in contrast to regular submissions) are usually sent to only one external peer reviewer.Leona Toker, Editor-in-chief on 08 May 2019What is a day in the life of an editor like for you?My own research in the morning, journal matters in the afternoon. Teaching schedule takes up time from both.Leona Toker, Editor-in-chief on 08 May 2019How much do you edit an accepted piece prior to publication?Substantive editing and line editing are done before the final acceptance. After acceptance we do copy-editing that has to be sanctioned or amended by the author. We help the author with proofreading.Leona Toker, Editor-in-chief on 08 May 2019Do you nominate work you've published for any national or international awards?We have not done so. This is something to consider.Leona Toker, Editor-in-chief on 08 May 2019 Cookie Consent: This site uses secure first-party cookies for essential, preference-setting, and statistical purposes. We do not use any marketing, advertising, or third-party cookies. Read our full cookie policy. Accept All Cookies Allow Essential Cookies Only