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A Guide to Publishing for Academics
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A Guide to Publishing for Academics

by Jay Liebowitz
April 2015
Beginner
223 pages
5h 45m
English
Auerbach Publications
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127
10
the eDItor Is
often a coach
STEVEN R. GORDON
Introduction
Academic journal editors wear many hats: manuscript screener, review
process manager, board developer, promoter, strategist, and coach,
among others. Of all the hats I wore as editor- in- chief of the Journal
of Information Technology Case and Application Research (JITCAR),
the one that fit the best was my coaching hat. My team consisted of
JITCAR’s editorial board, our reviewers, and our authors. Our objec-
tive: to produce the best journal possible. As a coach, I focused on
being a motivator, coordinator, and developer of talent. is chapter
reviews and recounts the benefits, pleasures, and rewards associated
with this editorial role.
When I was first asked to be the editor- in- ch
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