Why you want it

To participate in the crafting of a brand new journal that will be distributed and read on an international level provides you with many valuable insights and benefits.

The production is a highly challenging enterprise and whether you are interested in philosophy, economics, the social sciences, journalism, marketing, art or design – The Transatlantic has something to offer you.

The journal may also serve you as a network for meeting scholars from different universities from around the world – and exchange your thoughts and ideas across continents. Become transatlantic, and help us transform the debates of the many into a discussion forum for all.

How to get involved

There are various ways in which you can get involved with The Transatlantic. Students of all fields are encouraged to become active and join the editorial board of the journal.

If you are particularly interested and proficient in the field, you can become a peer-reviewer and as such analyze and assess submitted articles. This task will sharpen your mind and strengthen your critical thinking. It will also amplify your understanding of the issues at stake.

As a linguistically competent speaker of English you may proofread for the Transatlantic – a job that will enhance your concision and articulateness.

If you are technologically savvy, a variety of fields is open to you – ranging from web design to layout. Are you artistic? Submit a piece of your work or become a member of the Transatlantic arts staff. And if you would like to pursue a career in business, why not get involved in managing, marketing and promoting The Transatlantic? Get in touch by e-mailing us at info@thetransatlantic.org.

Current Postings

The Transatlantic is currently advertising positions on the editorial board. We currently invite applications for a marketing director, the institutional support officer, chapter chairs, reviewers and proofreaders (for more information please read below). If you would like to apply for a position please download and complete this form and send it toInfo@TheTransatlantic.org.

Short descriptions

Reviewer

The peer-reviewers read and assess the submitted articles for each forthcoming issue, encompassing

(i) Reading and examining the submitted article

(ii) Identifying whether the article is suited for the journal

(iii) Determining whether the article is suited for the particular issue

(iv) Assessing the article’s major strengths and weaknesses.

Thus reviewing is first and foremost concerned with appropriateness of the text with regard to the topic, structure and clarity of the text, strength of argument, as well as conciseness and writing style. The review includes an explicit recommendation to the editor how to proceed with the submission. Note that it is crucial as a reviewer for The Transatlantic to have a certain level of background knowledge, particularly in economics, to be able to evaluate the submissions adequately. Thus, please state the economics, and if applicable, the philosophy courses that you have taken, if you apply to become a reviewer.

Reviewing is not about:

- Stylistic devices

- Spelling mistakes

- Grammar mistakes

Proofreader

The proof-readers peruse and correct the accepted and reviewed articles in spelling, gram mar and style. They are optimally native English speakers, often with previous experience in the field. The Transatlantic is published in American English (AmE), since this is the language employed in the vast majority of research journals, particularly in economics. This means that proofreaders will often have to convert articles by British scholars into American spelling. As a proof-reader, you

(i) Highlight passages that do not make sense

(ii) Correct errors in grammar and spelling

(iii) Make adjustments to style alterations

(iv) Ensure that referencing is made in a consistent manner (endnotes)

As proofreader you do not make recommendations regarding the strength of the argument of a submission or its structure.

Marketing Director

The marketing director supervises the promotion and advertising of The Transatlantic. He is responsible for spreading information about the journal as wide as possible, reaching out to potentially interested readers and contributors across the globe. Most crucially, this includes sending out calls for articles or similar important information about The Transatlantic to universities, students, societies and any other relevant institutions or persons. This is a key position for the success of The Transatlantic since we reach out to most of our contributors, authors and readers through the Marketing Directors.

There are two Marketing Directors, one responsible for the US and the other for the UK. The workload is moderate, and most tasks can be carried out from anywhere around the world. However, the job requires creativity and thoughtfulness. You need to be able to present innovative ideas and come up with a good selection of possibly interested groups. Excellent communication skills are a must.

Institutional Support Officer

The Officer’s assignments are very similar to that of the Corporate Relations Liaison. However, she will rather focus on institutions, such as universities, foundations or even governmental institutions, instead of corporations, to enquire whether they would support the journal in any respect. This support should optimally be of monetary nature, yet we also appreciate other forms of support , e.g. a link to our online edition on a departmental website, or a statement about the journal from a respectable institution that permits us to quote them on the website or in the journal. This position might become fundamental to the future of The Transatlantic. In particular an institutional involvement can secure the publication of the journal beyond the dependence on companies that are subject to market fluctuations.

Chapter Chair

The Transatlantic transcends subject boundaries and national borders. Several contributors are currently establishing a third chapter at Oxford, alongside the already existing two in London (LSE) and New York (Columbia). In general, such a chapter could exist anywhere else as well, where there are people interested in philosophy and economics. The journal welcomes any initiative to found new chapters in the US and the UK, as well as in countries where English is not the first language.

If you are interested in setting up a local group, please get in touch with us. Regional chapters operate on a relatively independent basis, while maintaining correspondence with the team as a whole.  Essentially, founding a chapter could just mean to be willing to distribute hard copies at one’s own university – or it could involve organizing panel discussions, interviewing economists, etc. However much you do is up to you. With respect to the chapters, as with all other positions, the journal tries to comply with its central idea: to be an open project.