02/20/2021

ISHR - Editorial Staff of Rhetorica

Dear ISHR members,

The Editorial staff of Rhetorica has a vacancy for an Editor, starting on July 1, 2021 for a duration of four years, with the possibility of renewal.

Rhetorica: A Journal of the History of Rhetoric, published quarterly for the International Society for the History of Rhetoric, includes articles, book reviews and bibliographies that examine the theory and practice of rhetoric in all periods and languages and their relationship with poetics, philosophy, religion and law. The official languages of the Society, and of the journal, are English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish, with articles and features corresponding.

Duties of the Editor

The Editor’s duties range from administrative to intellectual, and mainly comprise the following:

• collaborating and communicating with editorial staff (Associate Editors, Book Review Editor, and, if applicable, Editorial Assistant), ISHR leaders, publishers
• processing submissions through the submission management system; this includes determining their suitability for the journal, assigning to Associate Editors if need be, identifying and securing peer reviews, and, where applicable, guiding authors through the publication process
• facilitating the publication process by planning issues, managing copyediting, securing author permissions, and reviewing proofs
• overseeing the timely publication of each quarterly issue, according to the Publisher’s production schedule
• attending annual ISHR Council meetings and providing a journal report to fellow council members

Support for the Editor

Final-stage production support is provided through the University of California Press. The editor receives an annual stipend based on royalties generated by the journal.

Candidates for this position must be fully fluent speakers of English and have a strong research record in rhetoric. Reading ability in the other languages of the Society and experience in editing would be a distinct advantage.

The Nominating Committee invites members of ISHR who are interested in this position to apply before 1 March 2021 by sending an email detailing (concisely) your qualifications, especially regarding editing experience, with a CV, to the chair of the Nominating Committee, Prof. Malcolm Richardson (enmric@lsu.edu).

The Nominating Committee:

Malcolm Richardson
Mike Edwards
Janika Päll
Marcos Martinho dos Santos