On Being the Editor of AJS

Authors

  • Andrew Abbott

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25364/11.3:2018.1.3

Keywords:

American Journal of Sociology, editor, peer review, metrics, academic publishing

Abstract

Andrew Abbott, editor of the American Journal of Sociology from 2000 to 2016, explains in this interview the role of an editor, discusses criticisms against flagship journals, relativizes the influence of editors, praises colleagues participating in the peer review process and offers a look at the backstage of academic publishing.

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Published

2018-03-01

How to Cite

Abbott, A. (2018) “On Being the Editor of AJS”, Serendipities. Journal for the Sociology and History of the Social Sciences, 3(1), pp. 29–41. doi: 10.25364/11.3:2018.1.3.

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2018): Serendipities. Journal for the Sociology and History of the Social Sciences

Section

Forum

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CC-BY-NC-ND