Technical Communication Quarterly: Search for Editor and Host Institution

The Association of Teachers of Technical Writing is seeking an editor and institutional home for Technical Communication Quarterly for a five-year, renewable commitment to begin September 1, 2013. The first issue for the new editor(s) will be January 2014, but the appointed editor should be available to work with the current editor between June 1 and September 1, 2013. TCQ is published as a print journal four times per year by Taylor & Francis, LLC. The journal is also published online, and it is now included in the publisher’s iFirst workflow, which means that pre-print versions of forthcoming articles are published throughout the year on the journal’s website, changing the traditionally structured concrete deadlines to a more continuous workflow.  

The new editor should be an accomplished scholar, a tenured member of the faculty, and a member of ATTW who is conversant with and committed to its goals. A successful proposal must demonstrate both the prospective editor’s credentials and institutional support for publishing the journal.  

Taylor & Francis, as well as ATTW, will provide some annual financial support for the journal. Taylor & Francis produces, promotes, and distributes the journal and thus is responsible for subscriptions, marketing, and advertising. The new editor will likely need an editorial team, especially for copyediting manuscripts, to ensure the high quality of final articles. Again, applicants should be sure to discuss the financial contribution of the proposed host institution.  

The prospective editor will solicit articles, arrange for blind reviews, provide feedback to authors, deliver manuscripts to Taylor &Francis according to the schedule they have set, provide an annual report of the state of the journal, chair the editorial board, and meet annually with the ATTW Executive Committee at the ATTW conference.  

Please submit a proposal by January 15, 2013. We hope to make a decision about the placement of the journal by April.  

The completed, brief proposal (2-3 pages) must include the following:

• name of editor(s) and rank
• current vita of editor(s)
• statement of vision for the journal
• projected annual budget , highlighting institutional commitment
• letters of support from institution’s administration

Proposals should be sent to ATTW Vice President Michele Simmons by January 15, 2013. Following discussion and consideration with the executive committee of ATTW, the announcement of the editor will be made by April. For more information, contact Michele at simmonwm@muohio.edu or 513.529.1395.