Overview 

The Journal of Diversity and Equity in Educational Development (JDEED) editorial team is comprised of one to two Editors-in-Chief, two Managing Editors, a Production Editor, three to four Associate Editors, and one to two Professional Development Coordinators. Below we detail the duties of the editorial team with hopes that it helps to demystify the work of journal editors and helps you better navigate scholarly publication with JDEED.

We also hope that you will get involved with JDEED. As new editorial team positions open, we will post them here and to the general POD list-serv. In the meantime, we encourage you to get involved with JDEED in other ways such as reviewing manuscripts or joining a writing circle.

About the Roles

The duties of the Editor-in-Chief include: overseeing the overall editorial and organizational direction of the journal; coordinating Editorial Board meetings and mentoring Associate Editors; communicating with the POD Network and POD DEI Committee on operational and financial matters; responding to author and editorial inquiries and meeting with prospective authors; serving as a second-round reviewer for articles undergoing editorial review; and serving as a Section Editor, as needed, overseeing a designated group of article types.

The Co-Managing Editor, Reviewer Engagement & Development oversees the journal’s efforts to recruit, onboard, train, and engage peer reviewers and to cultivate a strong and sustainable reviewer community. The role develops and maintains reviewer resources and processes, supports ongoing communication with reviewers, and convenes the Editorial Review/Advisory Board. The Co-Managing Editor also works collaboratively with the Production Editor to support the journal’s production processes and ensure a smooth transition of articles from editorial decision to publication. In addition, the role contributes to the broader work of the editorial team by supporting the development and maintenance of editorial resources, policies, and practices and by participating in editorial conversations and initiatives that strengthen the journal’s operations and community.

The Co-Managing Editor, Editorial Operations & Strategy oversees the journal's editorial workflow, ensuring that manuscripts move efficiently through the submission, peer review, and revision processes, and that editorial timelines and standards are consistently maintained. The Co-Managing Editor, Editorial Operations & Strategy works closely with the Associate Editors to coordinate the distribution and progression of manuscripts, and also manages communication with peer reviewers about article. In addition, the person in this role works closely with the Editor-in-Chief and Associate Editors to identify and address workflow challenges and strengthen editorial and governance processes. In addition to overseeing editorial operations, the Editorial Operations & Strategy Editor serves as a strategic advisor to the Editor-in-Chief, providing thought partnership on the journal's organizational development and organizational structure.

Associate Editors work as section editors, managing and shepherding manuscripts in their designated category, overseeing the review process from initial submission to publication decision. One Associate Editor will be assigned as the lead for each manuscript submitted. Associate Editors conduct an initial aims and scope review; identify manuscript reviewers; synthesize reviewers' feedback; make final publication decisions, and provide support and feedback to authors. Associate Editors usually manage between three to five manuscripts at any one time.  All editors work closely as a team to keep the publishing platform updated, including reviewer and author communication templates and other support materials, as well as updating internal operational materials (rubrics, policies, practices, and guides). Associate editors may serve as reviewers for manuscripts undergoing editorial review. Associate Editors play a meaningful role in shaping the journal’s content while also receiving mentorship and on-the-job training to support their own growth as scholars and editors.

The Production Editor works with the Editor-in-Chief to hire, coordinate, and oversee any vendors contracted for the final production of issues. The Production Editor ensures that articles are copyedited, typeset, and shared on the journal’s website. The Production Editor also secures images and/or any other necessary artifacts from authors in order to finalize and publish articles. Like the Associate Editor role, the Production Editor position is an entry point for those who want to learn more about academic publishing. 

Scholarly Engagement Coordinators advance the journal’s efforts to diversify academic publishing by creating and implementing programming to support the academic writing goals of educational developers from historically minoritized backgrounds at various stages in their writing careers. Scholarly Engagement Coordinators oversee a slate of offerings, such as the JDEED Summer Writing Retreat, Writing Circles, Scholarship at Work and Meet the Scholar sessions, and the JDEED x The Op Ed Project Public Commentaries Fellowship. In addition, they will oversee the future relaunch of the POD Academic Writing Scholars program under the auspices of JDEED. The Scholarly Engagement Coordinator is not charged with reviewing a slate of articles; however, as members of the editorial team, the Coordinators will be invited to give “second reads” in order to gain more experience in that aspect of editing and to stay current on conversations in the field. The Coordinators will also work with other members of the editorial team to determine whether any journal contributors might serve as guest speakers and vice versa, and to imagine ways the journal might highlight the work of writing group participants (e.g., by curating a special issue).

Current Editorial Team

Dr. Derisa Grant, Editor-in-Chief

Dr. Derina Samuel, Managing Editor 

Dr. Tammy M. McCoy, Production Editor 

April Andry Rah'man, Associate Editor

Fikayo Odugbemi, Associate Editor

Dr. Manny Rodriguez Rivera, Associate Editor

Dr. Lisa Jong, Scholarly Engagement Coordinator