Join UofSC Libraries and USC Press for a two-part series on scholarly publishing. Experienced editors and publishers will answer all your questions and discuss best practices for publishing your work.

Dissertation to Book: Q & A with USC Press
Thursday, September 24

Learn how to turn your dissertation or manuscript into a scholarly book in this live session with Ehren Foley, USC Press. He’ll discuss pitching your project, contract considerations, avoiding deal-breaking pitfalls, and the publishing process. Submit your questions in advance!

Journal Publishing: Q & A with Journal Editors
Thursday, October 8
Panelists: Henry Tran (Education), James Pinckney (Baruch Institute, Biological Sciences), Carol Harrison (History)

Ready to publish? Journal editors are available to walk you through the process of publishing. Find out what journal editors are looking for in submissions, dig into the peer-review process and publishing timeline, and improve your chances of publication

 

Panelist Bios

Ehren Foley is an acquisitions editor at the University of South Carolina Press. He mainly acquires projects in Southern Studies, African American Studies, Civil Rights, Reconstruction, and South Carolina history. Foley holds a Ph.D. in history from the University of South Carolina and worked in the field of historic preservation before coming to the press.

Henry Tran is an Associate Professor at the University of South Carolina’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policies who studies issues related to education human resources (HR) and finance. He has published numerous articles on the topics, including several with students. He holds two national HR certifications and serves on the Board of Advisors and Board of Trustees for the National Education Finance Academy. He is also the editor of the Journal of Education Human Resources and the Director of the Talent Centered Education Leadership Initiative.

Prior to his professorship, Tran served as an HR practitioner in both the private sector and in public education. He draws from both experiences in his research and teaching.

James L. Pinckney is the Director of the Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences and a faculty member of the Department of Biological Sciences and Marine Science Program at the University of South Carolina. Estuarine and coastal studies form the core of research activities performed by Professor Pinckney. General areas of interest include microbial ecology, microalgal ecophysiology, phytoplankton-nutrient interactions, harmful algal blooms, and ecosystem eutrophication in estuarine and coastal habitats. Dr. Pinckney is an Associate Editor for the journals Estuaries and Coasts and Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Sciences.

Carol Harrison is Professor of History at the University of South Carolina and co-editor of French Historical Studies. Her research focuses on women and gender in modern France, and she has published articles on class formation, sexuality, scientific exploration, and religious mysticism. She is the author of two books: The Bourgeois Citizen in Nineteenth-Century France: Gender, Sociability and the Uses of Emulation (Oxford, 1999) and Romantic Catholics: France’s Postrevolutionary Generation in Search of a Modern Faith (Cornell, 2014).