Deadline: February 15, 2016
SAH invites nominations and self-nominations for the next Editor of the
JSAH to serve a three-year term: January 1, 2018–December 31, 2020. In addition, the Editor is required to serve as
JSAH Editor Designate beginning September 1, 2016.
The
Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians,
JSAH, is a quarterly, blind-peer reviewed international journal devoted to all aspects of the history of the global built environment and spatial practice, including architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism, and city planning. Published since 1941,
JSAH has defined the field of architectural history and is a pioneer in digital publication. Articles published in the
JSAH are historically rigorous, conceptually sophisticated, and theoretically innovative.
The
JSAH Editor will be responsible for the content and focus of the journal, which is published simultaneously in print and electronic formats (
JSAH online). SAH seeks an Editor who will embrace a broad view of architectural history as described above. The Editor will review submitted manuscripts, secure blind peer reviews of submitted manuscripts, communicate decisions to authors, solicit content, and plan four issues per year. The Editor is responsible for final decisions regarding content, focus, and design of the journal.
The Editor will supervise the
JSAH Book, Exhibition, and Multimedia Review Editors, and the
JSAH Managing Editor, who also serves as copy editor. The Editor will work with SAH staff, and with the production, marketing and technical staff at University of California Press, to ensure timely publication and to promote the journal.
The Editor will submit semi-annual written updates and attend SAH Executive Committee and Board meetings (April and November). Periodic meetings with the
JSAH Editorial Advisory Committee, which advises and assists the Editor and serves as ambassadors for the
JSAH, will take place by conference call and at the SAH Annual International Conference in April.
SAH will provide a $6,000 annual subvention for the
JSAH Editor to hire an Editorial Assistant and up to $6,000 annually in travel funds for
JSAH-related work. If the Editor works at an academic institution, SAH encourages the Editor to seek course release, but SAH is not able to provide compensation for such release.
Candidates must be current SAH members and should not be serving as Editor of, or on the editorial board of, a competitive journal. With each nomination, please send a statement describing qualifications for appointment, a CV, and the name and full contact information of at least one reference to: Pauline Saliga, SAH Executive Director, at
psaliga@sah.org. For full consideration, please send nominations by February 15, 2016.
