Editorial board

How it is used

Common in journal publishing. It may be mentioned when evaluating a journal's credibility, expertise, or decision-making structure.

Example sentences

1. Before submitting, I checked the journal's editorial board to see whether it included scholars working in sociolinguistics.

   Here, the term refers to the listed group whose expertise can signal whether the journal matches the manuscript's topic.

2. The editor said the editorial board would discuss the special issue proposal at its next online meeting.

   In this example, the term identifies the body involved in higher-level publishing decisions beyond one person's judgment.

Common collocations

• journal editorial board
• serve on the editorial board
• editorial board members

Related terms

• journalA regular publication containing research articles in a particular field, usually checked by peer review before publication.
• peer reviewThe process in which experts in the same field evaluate a manuscript or grant proposal before it is accepted, revised or rejected.

More terms: Peer Review and Publishing

• manuscript
• submit
• reviewer
• revise and resubmit
• desk rejection
• impact factor
• open access
• corresponding author
• publish or perish
• editor
• co-author
• cover letter