Search, Editors for the Journal of Modern Greek Studies

Search, Editors for the Journal of Modern Greek Studies The Modern Greek Studies Association is seeking an Editor or Editors for the Journal of Modern Greek Studies to succeed the current Editor, Michael Herzfeld, starting on January 1, 2024. Published twice every year in print and electronically with Johns Hopkins University Press, the Journal is the leading forum for the publication of scholarship on Modern Greek culture and society in English. The Association is looking for accomplished scholars, fluent in both English and Greek, who can lead the Journal for a period of three years, a term of service that is renewable if the Editor(s) so wish, subject to approval by the Association’s Executive Board.

The principal duty of the Editor(s) is to supervise the entire editorial process from the initial submission of a manuscript through its blind review process and its eventual publication. To this effect, in addition to providing a Copy Editor, the MGSA will provide $10,000 for each year of the three-year term to support the work of the editorial team, which may include Associate Editor(s) along with Book Review Editor(s) and the Editorial Board, appointed by the Executive Board with attention to the recommendations of the Editor(s).

Interested applicants should submit a CV and a statement indicating any previous editorial experience and outlining their vision for the Journal as a scholarly and collaborative project. Please submit applications electronically (in PDF) by May 15, 2023, to the current chairperson of the Publications Committee, Nikolaos Panou, at [email protected]. 

For more information: https://www.mgsa.org/Initiatives/journal.html