Medical Student and Assistant Editor of a National Medical Journal: Dual Full-Time Responsibilities

“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go”-TS Elliot. Joining the editorial support as a medical student, at the Journal of Nepal Medical Association, full-time responsibilities, were challenging to perform. Applying and getting into the Journal of Nepal Medical Association team was only the start of a very vast learning experience. Learning leadership qualities, time management skills, communication skills and technical skills, helped me to excel in my duty as assistant editor and a medical student. Involving in the training and working with authors and the editorial team, I have learned about the actual research and its scenario in Nepal.

Perinatalmedizin – ein weibliches Fach wird „weiblicher“

Liebe Leserinnen und Leser,mit diesem Heft der Zeitschrift für Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie (ZGN) gilt es eine erfreuliche Erweiterung im Bereich der Beiräte bekanntzugeben: Neu zum wissenschaftlichen Beirat Geburtshilfe sind Frau PD Dr. Tanja Groten aus Jena und Frau Prof. Dr. Ute Schäfer-Graf aus Berlin hinzugekommen. Neu für den wissenschaftlichen Beirat Neonatologie konnten Frau Prof. Dr. Ursula Felderhoff-Müser aus Essen und Frau PD Dr. Angela Kribs aus Köln sowie Herr Prof. Dr. Michael Zemlin aus Homburg an der Saar gewonnen werden. Darüber hinaus wurde der aktuellen Akademisierung des Hebammenberufs Rechnung getragen, indem die bisher schon vertretenen Hebammen weitere Verstärkung erhalten haben: Im Beirat Hebammenwissenschaft werden künftig auch Herr Prof. Dr. Harald Abele aus Tübingen und Frau Prof. Dr. Anke Diemert aus Hamburg mitarbeiten – letztere ist unserer Zeitschrift noch von ihrer Zeit als „Assistant Editor“ der ZGN verbunden.

Glass ceiling pada Jurnalis Perempuan di Newsroom Media Online

The arrival of the internet has no doubt affected the media business. As of now, the amount of online media outnumbers print media. However, the presence of female journalists across online media newsrooms has not shown significance, especially in decision-making levels. This study examines female journalists working in online media. The glass ceiling theory is used in this study and coupled with the concept of jender and organizational communication. Phenomenology will be the methodology used to examine the journalists’ experience to reach the editorial leader level, editor, or assistant editor. The result of this study also showcases that media outlets with an equal amount of female and male journalists will have equal reporting duties and script editing regardless of jender. The tasks are adjusted to work schedules even with jender- related training programs given to anyone. Meanwhile, media outlets with more male journalists compared to female counterparts provide greater chances for male workers to reach the top level. Despite not annulling the chances for female journalists to reach decision-making levels. Female journalists who succeed in breaching this glass ceiling can do it by showing exceptional work performances. Female employees must be able to penetrate the patriarchal culture that still exists in several Indonesian media because the existence of female journalists provides balanced coverage regarding women.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Guest Editors for the “Student Perspectives During COVID-19” section were Roger Gonzales, Jaimee Watts Isley, Wayne R. Lawrence, Jennifer Drey, Brady Rowe, Emily Q. Ritter, AJPH Think Tank; and Paulina Sosa, AJPH Assistant Editor.

Elfrieda Lang: The Difficult Career Path of a German American Female Indiana Historian

Despite not going to high school, a German American woman became a major published history scholar, an assistant editor of the state history journal, and curator of special collections at a prestigious library in an era of patriarchy in the American history profession.

Celebrating our 20th Anniversary!

This past year Advances in Social Work hit its 20th anniversary! We are proud of our legacy of being one of the first, if not the first, open access journals in social work. Looking back over our first 20 years, it is evident that we ramped up our productivity as a scholarly journal over time. In our first decade (2000-2009), we published 142 papers and offered 3 special issues. In our second decade (2010-2019), we more than doubled the number of papers published to 307 and tripled the number of special issues (n=10). Our first decade relied on the efforts of three consecutive editors (Cournoyer, Daley, Barton) and two guest editors (Adamek, Vernon). Our second decade saw the addition of an Assistant Editor (Valerie Decker), an open access technical expert (Ted Polley), a Statistical Consultant (Jieru Bai), and the contributions of 16 guest editors. We grew from 33 reviewers evaluating manuscripts in 2000 to 189 individuals from over 100 universities and institutions in 7 countries, 1 territory, and 43 states serving as reviewers in 2019. The work of Advances in Social Work is ably guided by our Editorial Board. This fall we are pleased to welcome two new editorial board members: Dr. Lauri Goldkind and Dr. Lisa Zerden from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. We are looking forward to their contributions as we head into our third decade. In this issue of Advances in Social Work we are pleased to present 10 empirical papers authored by 35 scholars who are geographically dispersed across 15 states in the U.S., Washington, DC, and Canada. Four papers touch upon various aspects of violence prevention or intervention, two papers address social work management issues, three papers focus on diversity and/or advocacy for particular populations, and the final paper shares an efficacious approach for teaching practice skills to online students. While celebrating our first 20 years, we continue to look to the future. We are grateful for the ongoing support of Dean Tamara Davis as we endeavor to document and share emerging knowledge in the field of social work in a fully open access format. We are fully indexed in SocINDEX with Fulltext (EBSCO), Social Work Abstracts (EBSCO), and Social Services Abstracts (ProQuest) and were recently accepted into Scopus. As we forge ahead into our third decade, we commit to publishing the latest works from social work scholars around the world, addressing contemporary issues of the utmost importance to the communities we all serve. We look forward to bringing you upcoming issues of Advances in Social Work highlighting interprofessional practice and education (Summer 2020), gender inequity in the workforce (Fall 2020), and anti-racist education (Spring 2021). We welcome your suggestions for special issue topics that will help to advance social work and our causes around the globe.