Call for Editors: The Australian and International Journal of Rural Education

The Australian and International Journal of Rural Education (AIJRE) is seeking enthusiastic members of the rural education community to join its editorial board. The Australian and International Journal of Rural Education is the Journal of the Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia (SPERA). It serves as an international medium for educators and researchers with an interest in the provision of education in rural contexts. The Australian and International Journal of Rural Education publishes papers which may be scholarly accounts of educational research relevant to rural education, feature articles, research reports or integrative reviews.

In this instance we are seeking a number of Consulting Editors and two Chief Editors Production and Dissemination. The role descriptions for each position are below.

We invite interested parties to email journaleditor@spera.asn.au outlining their interest in joining the editorial team, their relevant experience, and an overview of their work in the field. New scholars to the field, and research students, are encouraged to apply. Please note which position you are expressing interest in.

For enquiries please contact Philip Roberts at the email address noted above.

Role descriptions:

Consulting Editors
Consulting Editors are members of the rural education research community. This may include both academics in the field, practitioners (i.e. teachers, departmental officials, research students) and other interested parties with expertise in matters pertaining to rural education. Consulting editors contribute to the overall development of the journal by reviewing publications and providing ongoing feedback about the journals direction. Consulting Editors do not need to attend editorial meetings.

Chief Editor/s Production and Dissemination
The’ Chief Editors Production and Dissemination’ are responsible for the output of the journal and the management of journal platform. Specific responsibilities include:
? (Following decision by the ‘Chief Editors Review’) Checking manuscripts for general editing, formatting and referencing.
? Ensuring the editorial is completed and included.
? Uploading final manuscripts to the journal portal.
? Publishing manuscripts on the journal portal.
? Managing necessary revisions of published articles, ensuring version control.
? Ensuring website meta-data is updated and accurate.
? Compiling each edition for lodging with INFORMIT, and lodging each edition with INFORMIT.
? Overseeing post-production dissemination, including social media dissemination.
? Attending editorial meetings.
? The Chief Editor/s Production need not be an academic in the field of rural education.

Consulting Editors
? Consulting Editors are members of the rural education research community. This may include both academics in the field, practitioners (i.e. teachers, departmental officials, research students) and other interested parties with expertise in matters pertaining to rural education. Consulting editors contribute to the overall development of the journal by reviewing publications and providing ongoing feedback about the journals direction. Consulting Editors do not need to attend editorial meetings.