Applications are invited for one Co-Editor to join the Editorial Team for Business History
The position is for a term of three years starting in January 2021, renewable by mutual consent for further terms at Routledge’s discretion.
About the Journal
Business History is an international journal concerned with the long-run evolution and contemporary operation of business systems and enterprises. Its primary purpose is to make available the findings of advanced research, empirical and conceptual, into matters of global significance, such as corporate organization and growth, multinational enterprise, business efficiency, entrepreneurship, technological change, finance, marketing, human resource management, professionalization and business culture.
The Journal has won a reputation for academic excellence and has a wide readership amongst management specialists, economists and other social scientists and economic, social, labour and business historians.
Business History: The emerging agenda
The core strategy of Business History is to promote business history as a sui generis scholarly discipline, engaging on an equal footing with mainstream history and the wider social sciences. To achieve this, the Journal will continue to be international, comparative, thematic and theoretically informed. In the post-Chandler world, the agenda for business history is to extend its scale and scope specifically to:
• widen its international scope: business activities in underrepresented regions, for example Latin America, Africa and Asia
• go back beyond the 19th and 20th centuries to include ancient, medieval and early modern eras
• inform the policy agenda; historical examples of regulatory success and failure, nationalisations and privatisations
• engage with the business and management agendas; entrepreneurship, competitive advantage, corporate governance
• theoretical development; independent theory or theories of business history
All research articles in this journal are rigorously peer reviewed, based on initial editor screening and anonymized reviewing by at least two referees.
The Journal is indexed in the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus and numerous business journal quality lists, such as the CABS and ABDC lists. Please visit www.tandfonline.com/fbsh for additional information about the Journal and Publisher.
Job Description
We are seeking one Co-Editor to join the Editorial Team to drive the strategy for Business History, working to enhance the impact and reputation of the Journal. The Co-Editor will manage the peer-review process for papers assigned to them, recommending high quality papers to publish.
Routledge provide an annual contribution to expenses incurred by the Editorial team.
Key Tasks
The tasks to be undertaken will include but will not be limited to:
• Working with the Editorial Team, Routledge and the Editorial Board to develop the editorial strategy and direction of Business History and acting as an ambassador for the Journal;
• Attendance and networking at international conferences, which may be online or in person, and events to promote Business History and solicit submissions, invited contributions, and special issue proposals;
• Responsibility for enhancing the quality and reputation of Business History, particularly in relation to the quantity, quality and timeliness of published research;
• Commissioning topical special issues with active, well-respected Guest Editors;
• Day-to-day manuscript and peer review management including selecting and managing peer reviewers and making recommendations for the final decision on papers assigned to you;
• Ensuring that all reviewers and authors uphold the Journal’s code of publishing ethics;
• Working with the Editorial Team to refresh the Editorial Board and pool of reviewers as necessary in terms of subject specialisms and geographical representation;
• Attending Editorial Team / Editorial Board meetings annually.
Candidate Experience
We are seeking an outstanding and professional academic who is actively involved in the disciplines covered by Business History, with an international reputation for research excellence, and a passion for communication. Prior experience of editing an established journal is preferred, but not essential.
Applicants should be actively involved in networks within the field. Key qualities sought for the positions include energy, enthusiasm, managerial skills to oversee the editorial cycle, an understanding of research and publishing ethics, and the ability to meet deadlines and work effectively with Editorial Team members and a major publisher.
Application Procedure
Applications must include a letter of interest, specifically referring to why you believe you are particularly qualified for the role of Co-Editor as part of an Editorial Team for Business History, and how you see your role in the future development and direction of the Journal (maximum of 1 side of A4). CVs should also be submitted.
To submit your application, or for further details, please contact:
• Neil Rollings, Editor-in-Chief, Business History, Neil.Rollings@glasgow.ac.uk
• Stephanie Decker, Editor-in-Chief, Business History, stephanie.decker@bristol.ac.uk
• James Cleaver, Portfolio Manager for Business, Management & Accounting Journals, Routledge, James.Cleaver@tandf.co.uk.
Anyone who wishes to discuss these positions informally with the Editors-in-Chief are welcome to contact Neil Rollings or Stephanie Decker at the email addresses given above.
The deadline for applications is Monday 16th November 2020.
Candidates who pass the initial screening stage will be invited for an interview with the Editors-inChief, which will be over video link.
All applications will be treated as strictly confidential. Routledge and the Editors-in-Chief will judge each on its merits without regard to the race, religion, nationality, sex, seniority, or institutional affiliation of the candidate.