EVANS SCHOOL
Review
Application
The Evans School Review is an annual online peer-reviewed journal that publishes multidisciplinary research in public policy and management at the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Affairs. As an exclusively student-run publication, the Evans School Review strives to highlight innovative research and novel ideas that work to strengthen sound public policy and management and influence the current dialogue around policy issues of interest.
Thank you for your interest in a position with the Evans School Review.Please fill out the following application, attach a copy of yourresume, and email it to byFriday, October 4, at midnight. Positions will be selected by the current editorial board, per faculty advisor approval. Election results will be shared on or before Friday, October 11.
Please list up to three positions, ranked in order of most desired to least (position descriptions are available on the next page of this application):
Please list relevant experience with editing, writing, design, anything you believe to be applicable to the position(s) you are applying for:
Please list other extracurricular activitiesor commitments you will have this year:
In 300 words or less please tell us about your interest in serving on the editorial board for the Evans School Review:
Available Position Descriptions:
Managing Editor / Responsible for administrative duties (schedules staff meetings, takes minutes at meetings)Manages the events calendar (including deadlines for the publication process)
Manages the ESR email account – responds to emails as necessary, forwards emails to other officers appropriately etc.
Overall logistics coordinator with Evans School and UW Student Activities Office
Takes Notes at Meetings
Schedules Meetings
Maintains Calendar
Blog and Content Editor / Works to ensure a variety of public policy interest areas and article types are represented in the submissions pool
Works with the Editors-in-Chief to develop and adhere to selection criteria
Communicates with authors during editing and review process
Manages blog, including recruiting blog writers, fielding questions, and ensuring quality of submissions, with editor-in-chief
Senior Editor / Manages submissions for publication
Manages recruitment and training of staff editors
Oversees editing/review process including fielding questions from staff editors, maintaining deadlines and ensuring a high-quality review process
Coordinates the assigning of articles to editors for review
Manages review process – keeps track of where articles are in the ‘review pipeline’
Communicates edits to authors and ensures authors maintain revision timeline
Director, Online Journal and Multimedia / Manages and updates online journal website
Creates and manages blog website
Assists authors and editors with website submissions
Work with Style Editors to edit and publish online journal
Style Editors (two positions) / Manages style and format guidelines
Copy edits (light edits for grammar and spelling)
Formats articles for print
Most work done in Spring Quarter
Helps senior editors when needed
Director of Online Journal and Publications (one position) / Manages and updates online journal website
Manages blog website
Assists authors and editors with website submissions
Works with Style Editors to edit and publish online journal
Director of Marketing and Publicity (getting the word out) / Oversees solicitation of submissions, publicity, and circulation
Responsible duties pertaining to external/UW relation
Liaison with ESO
Branding and Marketing
Works with Director of Electronic Publications to ensure the web-site content matches branding scheme.
Section Editors / Coordinates group editing sections
Assigns papers to staff editors according to interests/specialties
Staff Editors
(25 positions) / Attends a training seminar during fall quarter. This seminar ensures consistent methodology is used in editing submissions to the Review
Receives submission assignments from the Senior Editors throughout the winter quarter (with the potential for some work in the fall); review and comment on submission in the manner detailed during the fall training;
Available to receive any necessary resubmissions of your previous assignments