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- Title
EDIFYING EDITING.
- Authors
McAfee, R. Preston
- Abstract
The author discusses issues related to economics periodical editing based on his personal experience. He mentions the qualities of a good editor, which include having a vision, being obsessively organized and a lack of personal agenda. He shares his strategies when deciding to publish or not to publish a manuscript. He tackles some of the common problems with manuscripts such as the tendency to be highly specialized for the audience and a lack of meaningful conclusion.
- Subjects
JOURNALISTIC editing; ECONOMIC periodicals; PERIODICAL editors; PERIODICAL publishing; MASS media audiences
- Publication
American Economist, 2010, Vol 55, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0569-4345
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/056943451005500101