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  • Why don’t all journals use triple-anonymized review?

    In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks:

    Why don't all journals adopt triple blind review? Editors act as gatekeepers when they decide to send a manuscript out for review vs. desk reject. Not only this, my understanding is that editors are also given the authority to make the final call; even if the referees recommend, say, R&R the editor can decide to reject. At journals where triple blind review is not practiced, editors make these decisions while also knowing the identity of the author. Why is this permitted? Whether or not they want to admit it, editors manifest biases; biases which will influence these decisions from time to time. Shouldn't we, as a profession, be putting pressure on all journals to adopt triple blind review? I'd like to hear some discussion on this.

    Good questions! What do readers think?

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  • Norms for applying to new jobs after being hired?

    In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks:

    this probably comes up every year, so I ask again (I couldn't find a specific post through search). I am lucky to have found a great TT job, starting Fall. However, a new TT job opened up in what is geographically a much, much better place for the kind of work my partner does.

    What are the written and unwritten rules around applying out immediately after? What are the norms and thoughts? I imagine a range of views are possible, but anyone have experience with this, good and bad, that they could share? e.g., applied out, didn't get it, home institution heard about it? Awkardness should my home institution hear about a job talk I'm giving, and how to deal with it? (FWIW I love the faculty here, made me feel very welcome, etc). Should I give my present institution a heads up, or not?

    What do readers think?

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  • Republishing a journal article in another language (in another journal)?

    In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks:

    I have a paper that is going to be published in French in an edited volume, but I also want to publish the paper in English. How should I go about this? Can I submit the English paper to a journal and state that it is published in French elsewhere? Or should I just accept that this paper will only be read by French speakers?

    I guess I would think one isn't supposed to publish the same paper twice in different journals, regardless of language differences (as it still amounts to a "redundant publication"). I know books are often translated into new languages, but that seems different than publishing the same article in two journals. But maybe I'm wrong about this? I have to confess that I don't have previous experience on this, so maybe I'm missing something.

    What do readers think?

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  • APA papers-in-progress workshops?

    In our newest "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks:

    The APA now has "Papers in Progress Workshops" that are intended for workshopping papers in development solely with a group of fellow participants. These are not full-fledged refereed presentations but they are still refereed, (and might even be more competitive than presentations at other venues?). Would you include them in a separate category from other presentations, and what would the right categories be? Also, how much do you think they count compared to other types of presentations, e.g., graduate conference talk or small, local conference talk?

    What do readers think?

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