#lifeoftheeditors — Public Fediverse posts

I co-edit an edited volume about early modern Nordic peace. Regardless the great contributions of the authors in terms of content, I am always surprised how difgicult it is for most academics to apply style sheets. This is especially true for those who are nitpicking when it comes to the work of others and especially students.

Style sheets are not voluntary or for cherry-picking.

#AcademicChatter #LifeOfTheEditors #HistoricalPeaceStudies #EarlyModern #History

I have recently observed more frequently that editors make changes to texts that go beyond correcting obvious errors/adjusting formalities without labelling them or consulting the authors. But: Texts belong to the author! Changes that go beyond the above mentioned must be approved by them. It applies to words, syntactic structures & punctuation. It is always possible for editors to suggest changes transparently, but the final decision lies with the authors.
#AcademicWriting #LifeOfTheEditors

It starts to feel real! After a long & not always easy road to publication, I can hold the result of this adventure in my hands: the big pink #emdiplomacy handbook.

I am grateful for our amazing authors & publisher - but most of all for having the only person in the world as my partner in crime who I could have done this project with & who has accompanied me through the ups & downs of the #LifeOfTheEditors, my wonderful colleague @LenaOetzel.

#history #histodons #earlymodern

In autumn 2019, we started our #LifeOfTheEditors with the idea of an #handbook on #earlymodern #diplomacy. This publication will provide an overview of the state of the art in history of #emdiplomacy by bringing together the great variety of research in this field. Fortunately, we are not alone on this project. We have about 40 fantastic authors writing the articles. Morevoer, we are also supported by an international editorial board.

#Introduction: This account is all about #earlymodern #diplomacy. We toot about the ups & downs of editing a #handbook on #emdiplomacy & give insights into the #LifeOfTheEditors. We introduce our great authors, reveil #emdiplomacysSecrets, present #emdiplomacysFaces, discuss #emdiplomacysSources. We share reading recommendations & #emdiplomacy related research. We love to connect (with) #researchers & #histodons from the field of #emdiplomacy. And there will also be some #Pandas, of course.