Inclusive Publishing Strategies for Journal Staff and Prospective Authors (Presentation Slides)

Inclusive Publishing Strategies for Journal Staff and Prospective Authors Rachel Schrauben Yeates, Kennesaw State University

How do academic journals invite submissions from a wide range of authors? One strategy may be a focus on inclusivity in journal website content and design. I analyzed Digital Humanities journal sites across multiple publishing platforms to identify trends in their communication to potential authors via their journal Ethos and About sections, submission guidelines, descriptions of editorial processes, and site design elements. Through meta-analysis of journals in the digital humanities, a growing field defined in many ways by a born-digital perspective, I developed reference guides for journal staff and authors that could be useful to folks across a variety of disciplines. In my work with KSU's institutional repository, I have begun working with journal editors using these guides to identify low lift remediations to their journal sites.

Rachel Schrauben Yeates is the Institutional Repository Specialist for the Kennesaw State University Libraries and graduate of the professional writing master’s program at KSU. Her research interests include editorial communication, open peer review, accessible design, public writing, and Southern zine and remix culture. Before transitioning to libraries in 2019, she worked in journalism and newspaper design. Her creative writing has been featured in Chicago Reader, Ramifications, and From Glasgow to Saturn, and recognized at the Southern Literary Festival. This project was initially completed as a capstone for the master’s in professional writing program at Kennesaw State University.