Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth Editorship
The Executive Committee of the Society for the History of Children and Youth (SHCY) invites applications for the editorship of the Journal for the History of Childhood and Youth. The position will begin on 1 June 2027.
The duties of the editor (or co-editors) include:
- recruiting articles
- managing the peer review process through the online ScholarOne system
- copyediting all articles and proofreading book reviews (or hiring someone else to do so)
- ensuring that authors submit illustrations and permissions to publish text and illustrations
- coordinating with book review editors
- supervising copyeditors and proofreaders, if applicable
- procuring cover illustrations
- submitting annual reports to the JHCY Board and SHCY members
- maintaining communication with the President of the Society
The current editors will be able to provide transition assistance prior to June 2027, and there will be articles in the queue for the new editorial team to publish. The new editor(s) will be responsible for seeing articles in the queue through to publication for Volume 21, Issue 1 (due 1 October 2027 to Johns Hopkins University Press).
The JHCY is published three times a year. Deadlines for submitting completed issues are March 1, July 1, and November 1. The editorship position has followed different successful models, ranging from one person to a collective of four. Currently, the book review section is co-edited by Adriana Benzaquén and Hugh Morrison. For additional information concerning the duties of the editorship, feel free to contact the journal’s current editors Julia Gossard and Holly White: JHCYEditors[at]gmail.com.
The Society recognizes this as considerable unpaid labor, though the position does come with a small stipend. This labor may be offset through course releases given by the editor’s (or editors’) institution(s). The current editor (and past editors) have also been supported monetarily by their home institutions, which has enabled them to hire copyeditors and pay for other assistance.
The term for the editorship is a minimum of three years.
Statements of interest and applications (including relevant experience) should be addressed to SHCY President Kristine Alexander (alexak16[at]mcmaster.ca) and Vice-President Sarah-Anne Buckley [sarah-anne.buckley[at]universityofgalway.ie] by 1 October 2026.