ECA members are invited to submit nominations or self-nominations for Editor-Elect of Qualitative Research Reports in Communication. All candidates who meet the membership requirements set forth in the ECA Constitution, Article III and the Bylaws, Article IV, are eligible to apply. Copies of the ECA Constitution and Bylaws are available at this link: https://ecasite.org/aws/ECA/pt/sp/constitution. QRRC is published once per year. The new QRRC editor will be responsible for volumes 28-30 (1 issue per year) and the editorship term will be January 1, 2027, to December 31, 2029, with onboarding/training to begin in Summer 2026.
The following will be considered when assessing qualifications of nominees.
Considered Criteria:
- Research experience
- Editorial experience (prior editorships, guest editing, review board member, manuscript reviewer, etc.)
- Project management experience and outcomes
- Vision for the journal
- Demonstrated leadership experience
- Ability to create a support team
ECA provides Editors with a stipend, but Editors are expected to work with their universities to gain other institutional support (such as course releases, graduate assistants) for their editorship.
Nomination materials should include:
- A letter of application addressing the following:
- Leadership experience and outcomes
- Vision for the journal/content direction
- How equity, diversity, and inclusion will be achieved
- Plan for support team development
- Copy of current CV
- A letter of institutional support (IS) or candidate’s plan for editing without IS
- Plans for use of the editor’s stipend
- Names and contact information for three individuals who could provide a letter of recommendation; letters will be requested from selected candidates later in the review process
Nomination materials are due by March 26, 2026. Please send nomination materials electronically to Dr. Jordan Atkinson, ECA President, atkinson@ku.edu
