Category: Journals
As a 21st-century Catholic, I struggle with the concept of pride as one of the seven deadly sins. Sure, I understand the Bible verses and lessons, but they're hard to reconcile in a time when children are praised for everything and adults are urged to aggressively market their successes in order to stay ahead in…
After three and a half years in the university press environment, I feel like an insider. I work in journals, but have learned a lot about the books side as well because of projects like this blog. I have deciphered the acronyms (and I know my manuscript editing friends will tell me they are not…
By Janet Gilbert, Direct Mail and Renewals Coordinator, Journals There is a volunteering group Here at the Hopkins Press, That was set up to foster Teamwork and togetherness. Yes, our adjacent buildings on North Charles Street in the city Are bridged by the activities of The Press Social Committee! One lunchtime meeting, long ago, We got…
By Janet Gilbert, Direct Mail and Renewals Coordinator, Journals There is a volunteering group Here at the Hopkins Press, That was set up to foster Teamwork and togetherness. Yes, our adjacent buildings on North Charles Street in the city Are bridged by the activities of The Press Social Committee! One lunchtime meeting, long ago, We got…
They say you can't judge a book by its cover. Whether that's true or not is a post for another time, but it makes me wonder this--can you judge a journal by its title? Outsiders may look at Progress in Community Health Partnerships and wonder what they might find between the covers. But those within the…
No roaring lions (only polar bears) heralded the end of our mild winter here in Baltimore. Read on to see what we've been up to, who we've been meeting (can anyone say James Franco?), and what's in the works at the JHU Press. Journals News In an effort to help raise awareness about health issues…
February was a banner month for the JHU Press. We were invited into Amish homes, celebrated International Polar Bears Day, and launched a video series that stars the “academic verve” of our journal editors (more on that below). Here’s some more of what we’ve been up to in Charm City lately. Let’s hope March is just …
By Janet Gilbert, Journals Direct Response and Renewals Senior Coordinator It’s the best part of my week—every week—when I get to talk with journal editors or association administrators and hear the passion in their voices as they speak about their publications or societies and the global effects their scholarship is having across a particular discipline.…
In case you weren’t aware, it’s Black History Month. We’ll leave aside the well-known and somewhat suspicious fact that the shortest month of the year is the one officially designated to understanding, recognizing, and honoring the long and troubled history of the relationship between blacks and whites in the United States and instead take this…
Do you hear that? In September 2011, the journal American Quarterly released its annual special issue. This edition "Sound Clash: Listening to American Studies" gave authors a chance to study the role sound plays in American culture. Articles focused not only on music, but on noise pollution, CB radios, and telephone training films. A special web…