Women & Language
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Women & Language
Board MeetingOctober, 2012
Manuscript Fate (11/11-10/12)
• Received articles: 38• Rejected: 15• Referred to literary journal: 1• Published: 9 (includes 5 special issue
articles not counted in received)• In editing for publication: 3• Under review: 10
Upcoming Issues• Spring 2013
• Media theme• The most popular theme in submissions
is mediated representations. We have several articles under revision that will fit this theme.
• W&L online• We are working with a submission to
incorporate navigational and visual enhancements.
• Jimmie Manning has several submissions under review for the Alternative Scholarship page.
Section Editors• Book review editor
• (Erika Kirby)
• Media review editor • (Allyson Jule)
• Alternative Scholarship editor • (Jimmie Manning)
Financial Report• Account
Total…………………..51,406.16
• Total Expenses………………….20,324.71• OSCLG/W&L……………………. 4,875.77• MTU……………………………. 15,448.94
• Total Income………………........11,890.00• Institutional subscriptions……..
11,260.00• Individual subscriptions………...
630.00
Subscription Report• 229 journals mailed in Spring 2012• We mail complimentary copies to all authors (total 17
for Spring 2012 issue)
• 111 Institutional subscriptions • 95 are paid and 16 are
complementary/exchanges.
• Individual subscriptions • 42 paid subscriptions (as of 10/8/12)• 58 expired with the Spring 2012 issue• 25 expired with the Fall 2011 issue
Old BusinessFeedback?
• We corrected an error in the spelling of author names on two articles. My apologies to Dana Schowalter and Michelle Rodino-Colocino.
Issue 35:1
OSCLG Appreciation Visit
• Patrice Buzzanell, Laura Ellingson, and Robyn Remke
• Meetings with Chair Ron Strickland, Dean Bruce Seely, Graduate VP Jackie Huntoon
• Presentations to department, graduate seminars, WISE (Women in Science & Engineering)
Marketing• In 2012, we will have the journal on
display at the following conferences• OSCLG, NWSA, NCA, CCCC, ICA
• Flyers • posters• postcards
New BusinessUpcoming activities and plans
Online Delivery• As a pdf attachment to email message• Beginning with the Spring 2013 issue• Announcement to current subscribers
with Fall 2012 issue• Postcard insert• Requires response with active email
address
Women & Language Online
• Alternative Scholarship page• 5 current pieces online• 2 under revision
• W&L Peer-Reviewed Research Online• The Research page publishes research
articles with visual and navigational features
• Currently: Cold War Women• A call and more articles to come in
2013
Special IssueSpring 2014
• Call for a special issue published in both print and online journals
• We are thinking about interactive possibilities connecting these.
• Let me know if you have any ideas!
Archiving W&L• Paper copies are stored at MTU• Archival CD now for sale ($10.00)• Under discussion: digital archiving with
Digital Commons software• MTU will assist us in storing both print
and digital content• Subscription-based access• Will handle submission process as well
Proposal: W&L Award• Best article published each year in
W&L• Nominated and selected by the
editorial board• We can handle this process online• A specified nomination period followed
by time to review and vote
• Announcement at OSCLG conference• Cash prize?• Published on website and in print
Editor Position• My editorship is 2010-2013• I would like to continue for another two
years until the Spring issue of 2015• Several projects are ongoing• MTU will support an extension
• I request the board’s support for a two-year extension of my editorship