Call for the Position of Executive Editor
Digital Philology: A Journal of Medieval Cultures is seeking applications for the position of
executive editor.
The executive editor will review submissions, select outside readers, o;er editorial
feedback to authors, solicit special issues, coordinate with a copy editor, and collaborate
with a production manager to edit two issues of the journal per year. Additionally, in
consultation with the current editorial board, the executive editor will lead the periodic
renewal of the board.
Please note that this position is not remunerated and requires approximately 8–10 hours of
work per week, though time demands vary seasonally. The Press supports the executive
editor’s travel to one prominent academic conference in the field, typically the
International Congress on Medieval Studies, when organizing panels sponsored by the
journal.
Published by the Johns Hopkins University Press, Digital Philology is a peer-reviewed online
journal dedicated to the study of medieval texts and cultures. The journal releases two
issues per year and aims to encourage new research that crosses traditional field
boundaries, embraces new methods for studying medieval materiality, and advances both
applied and theoretical digital humanities. For further information, all back issues can be
consulted on Project Muse (https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/550).
The ideal candidate will be an established scholar with a compelling vision for the
discipline’s future and, ideally, supported institutionally through release time that enables
them to fulfill editorial responsibilities. The incoming editor would assume their position on
15 May 2025 (negotiable).
Application Process: To apply, please send by 15 January 2025 a statement describing your
interest and qualifications to Albert Lloret, Co-Founding Editor, at lloret@umass.edu.
The application should include:
• A cover letter detailing your interests and qualifications.
• A current CV.
• Names and contact information for three references.
