CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: New co-Editor for the American Journal of Legal History

(Source: OUP)

The American Journal of Legal History is recruiting a new co-editor, with special expertise in the legal history of the United States. Here the call:

Oxford University Press (OUP) is seeking to recruit a new co-Editor for the American Journal of Legal History (AJLH) with special expertise in the legal history of the United States. Professor Al Brophy, who currently co-edits the AJLH with Professor Stefan Vogenauer, is planning to step down due to ongoing health issues. Professor Brophy has been a key figure in the successful relaunch of the journal after it joined forces with OUP. The publishers are now seeking to appoint his successor for an initial term of three years, with effect from 1 September 2019.

About the AJLH

The AJLH was founded in 1957 and was the first English-language periodical in the field. It was relaunched as an OUP publication at the beginning of 2016 with new editors, Professors Al Brophy (University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa) and Stefan Vogenauer (Max Planck Institute for European Legal History, Frankfurt).

The new AJLH aims to publish outstanding scholarship on all facets and periods of legal history. While retaining its focus on American legal history, it accommodates the enormous broadening of the intellectual horizon of the discipline over the past decade and is particularly interested in contributions of a comparative, international or transnational nature. Book reviews are a regular feature. The new AJLH is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal. For more information please visit the journal website.

AJLH co-Editor Roles and Responsibilities

The AJLH team currently consists of two co-Editors (one with a US focus and one with a focus on the rest of the world, particularly Europe), two Book Review Editors (again, one with a focus on the US and one with a focus on the rest of the world), a Managing Editor, and an Associate Editor. The editorial office is based at the Max Planck Institute in Frankfurt.

AJLH articles are submitted online via Scholar One. After an initial screen by the Managing Editor and the Associate Editor, the co-Editors read the submissions in their respective fields of geographical expertise and agree which should go forward through the peer review process. Each article is usually reviewed by two anonymous independent reviewers who are experts in the field. The co-Editors then communicate to make the final decision on whether the article should be accepted. Once an article is accepted, it goes through a footnote check, a copy editing and language editing process in Frankfurt. It is then sent to OUP. At this point, the co-Editors take part in page proof corrections.

The Editors are responsible for the following, in association with the Publisher:

• Setting the editorial direction of the journal
• Obtaining high quality content for the journal and delivering it to the Publisher on schedule
• Coordinating the peer review process and supervising the proof correction process
• Promoting the journal to authors and subscribers
• Meeting with the Publisher, either in person or via phone/Skype, at least once per year

Candidates will be leaders in the field of US legal history, with significant experience of publishing in legal history, ideally with experience of editing a journal or similar publication.

Appointment procedure

We will begin reviewing applications on June 1, and continue until the position is filled. Interested parties are invited to apply with a CV and a statement (no more than two pages) detailing their interest in the post and their relevant experience. Please email Grace Ranola for more information, or to make a formal application.

Informal enquiries may also be directed to Stefan Vogenauer. Applicants should expect to be interviewed by both OUP and the current editor, via telephone or Skype if need be, so please supply relevant contact information.

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