The Journal of Religion and Culture (JRC) is always open to new members interested in joining our executive committee.
The executive committee, made up of the Editor-in-Chief, the article editors, the designer, and the book review editor, learn every step of the publishing process from initial readings of submissions, to selecting articles for peer review, to source checking and copy-editing articles, and more. Being a part of the executive committee also provides students with the opportunity to both acquire valuable editorial experience and to help build community connections by taking part in an extra-curricular activity.
Positions
Article reader
- Responsibilities: reading submitted papers to determine if they should move ahead to the peer review stage.
- Commitment: reading one to two papers a year.
- Availability: We are currently seeking more article readers.
Designer
- Responsiblities: using publisher software (Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Publisher, or similar) to format the edition for online and print publication. The designer is in communication with all article editors, the book review editor, and the editor-in-chief. The designer may be required to attend 1-2 meetings.
- Commitment: most needed in the last 6-8 weeks before publication.
- Availability: We are currently seeking a designer.
Article editor
- Responsibilities: guiding an article from submission to publication. Editors liaise with the article author and with the peer reviewer. Once an article has moved past the peer review stage, the article editor is responsible for source checking, copy editing, and proofreading the article. Editors also attend monthly executive committee meetings.
- Commitment: year-long, averaging 1-2 hours per week during reading/screening and peer review and revisions stages, and 4-5 hours per week during copy-editing and proofreading phrase.
- Availability: We are currently seeking more article editors.
Book review editor
- Responsibilities: guiding book reviews from submission to publication. The editor communicates with review authors, and copy-edits and proofreads approved submissions. The editor also helps to update the JRC website, specifically the pages related to book reviews such as the list of books available to review. The book review editor also attend monthly executive committee meetings.
- Commitment: year-long, averaging 2-3 hours per week.
- Availability: This position is currently filled, but we are open to adding a book review editor assistant who could assist the book review editor and receive training in the position.
Editor-in-chief
- Responsibilities: overseeing all aspects of the JRC. The editor-in-chief is responsible for all official JRC correspondence (primary email account and website), raising funds for the journal’s operating costs, organzing monthly executive committee meetings, securing requisite training for executive committee members, managing and assisting all editors (article and book review) in the process of editing their publishable pieces, working closely with the Annual Graduate Interdisciplinary Conference (AGIC) executive team to coordinate a launch party for the newest edition of the JRC, giving approval of the final edit of the JRC.
- Commitment: year-long, averaging 4 hours per week during peer review and revisions stage, and 5-6 hours per week during the publication stage.
- Availability: This position is currently filled, but we are open to adding an assistant position for someone who could assist the editor-in-chief and receive training in the position.
If you are interested in joining our team, please contact us at: jrc.concordia [at] gmail [dot] com