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<\/strong>On a day-to-day basis, I run an academic journal, the Open Library of Humanities<\/em>. OLH<\/em> is an open access scholarly publisher, meaning that we publish articles that are openly available and not hidden behind a paywall or institutional log-in. This is quite a new way of publishing within the academic humanities, which makes my role very exciting! Day to day as a managing editor, I sort submissions, arrange peer review, copyedit pieces and oversee the production process.<\/p>\n
What do you like best about being an academic journal publisher?<\/strong><\/p>\n I really enjoy working with an article all the way from initial submission to eventual publication: my relationship with authors is briefer than in book publishing, but I work much more closely with their manuscripts, which I enjoy. Having completed a PhD prior to this role, I enjoy using my writing and close editing skills to help authors shape their work. OLH<\/em> has a really innovative funding model, set up by Martin Eve, so we don\u2019t charge authors to publish with us (as some academic publishers do) and we don\u2019t charge readers for the articles. Instead, we\u2019re funded by an international library consortium. Thinking about new ways to make the economics of publishing work \u2013 which is an important conversation for any part of the industry to be having \u2013 is an aspect of my role I find fascinating.<\/p>\n Which new projects or titles are you working on at the moment?<\/strong><\/p>\n Like everyone who works in publishing, I always have many, many projects on at once! In particular, we have some special collections of articles coming up which I\u2019m excited about, which focus on topics including Indian literature and culture, social media and right-wing discourses, and working-class experimental art. We\u2019re a very diverse publisher, which really keeps me on my toes.<\/p>\n