Editor for J Con Affairs
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The American Council on Consumer Interests seeks an editor for The Journal of Consumer Affairs
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Call For Editor
SEEKING EDITOR or CO-EDITORS
Journal of Consumer Affairs
The American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI) is seeking an academically well-established, enthusiastic and organized editor for The Journal of Consumer Affairs (JCA). The applicant should be a member of ACCI and have Ph.D. or equivalent with an academic specialty in a field related to consumer interests. An applicant must understand what exemplifies a first-rate academic consumer journal. The editor should also be a well-rounded researcher and an excellent judge of research quality. In addition, this position requires a person who is knowledgeable of cutting-edge research and policy regarding the consumer interest. An appreciation and understanding of the various academic disciplines and sub-disciplines that publish in the JCA is an essential quality. The ability to get the journal to press according to the publication schedule is a necessary attribute.
JCA will be published three times a year beginning in 2008 with the possibility of being published quarterly in the near future. The position is a four-year term, with the possibility of an extension with concurrence of the editor and the Board. Compensation for editorial expenses is negotiable.
Editorial responsibilities include working with the publisher, the ACCI Board of Directors and its designated representative and the Executive Director on JCA matters. The editor may be required to prepare a vision statement for the future of JCA. The editor will work with the current JCA editor, Dr. Herbert Rotfeld, during a transition period in 2009. During the transition, the new editor will become familiar with the system that is currently in place including budget preparation. The editor will obtain and monitor a cooperative agreement within the editor’s academic department and university or other institution.
A complete job description is available from the Search Committee chair. Letters of application should address the applicant’s vision for the journal. Interested persons should send a letters of application and vitae by October 1, 2008 to
Dr. John Burton, Chair
JCA Editor Search Committee
Department of Family and Consumer Studies
233 Alfred Emery Building
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0080
burton@fcs.utah.edu
801-581-8332