How Do You Act Like A Professional Journal Editor?
You’re thinking about being a journal editor, or you’re just starting a new publication. Being an editor is a lot of hard work and sometimes maddening, but it’s also quite fulfilling. There are a lot of zines and journals out there in print and online, but not all of them look professional. Even if you’re an editor of a small journal with few readers, you can come across professionally and build a reputation for putting out a quality publication. Whether you’re looking to put out a journal/zine online or in print, here are some guidelines for professional behavior as an editor. Get organized. You don’t have to be super anal, but you’ll need to have an organizational system that allows you to stay on schedule, meet deadlines, record and file submissions, keep track of contracts and get issues published on time. Ask for help and keep yourself from getting burned out. Magazines with thousands of subscribers have large staffs, but most editors have very few people working for them, if any.
