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hyperbole
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« on: February 22, 2009, 11:40:33 AM »

Inspired by another thread, I thought I would begin a list of journals that represent milestones in one's discipline.

For me, publication in the following yields a greater chance of having a book published by a prestigious academic press, funding for a related project, invitations to give talks for pay at other institutions, citations out the wazoo, and a week-long version of the happy dance:

PMLA
American Literature
Victorian Studies
Americna Literary History
ELH

What would the journals be for you? And, just as important, what would publication in them mean?
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hyperbole
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« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2009, 04:30:35 PM »

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What would the journals be for you?

  • The New York Mirror
  • Godey's Lady's Book

 
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And, just as important, what would publication in them mean?

That I had built a time-machine...or have been outed as a vampire.

<Thought I'd spoof my own post.>
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« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2009, 05:13:19 PM »

Science
Nature
PNAS
Cell
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« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2009, 05:55:38 PM »

Science
Nature
PNAS
Cell

This.

Actually, had PNAS 2 years ago.  Science would be nice (got rejected after 2 resubmissions last year).  Waste of F%$@#&'in time.

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« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2009, 10:47:54 PM »

Critical Inquiry
Cinema Journal
Discourse
Camera Obscura
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« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2009, 11:16:24 PM »

I'm cracking up at the Godey's Lady's Book.  What I wouldn't give to have appeared in the Whip or the National Police Gazette.

For me:
American Quarterly
Journal of American History
American Historical Review
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terpsichore
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« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2009, 11:19:33 PM »

Science
Nature

These are the big ones.
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« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2009, 12:21:01 AM »

One I'm aspiring to at the moment:

Qualitative Inquiry
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« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2009, 03:19:26 PM »

Science
Nature
PNAS

and TICS.

(Have two PNAS from my thesis, multi-authored, but even so.)
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« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2009, 03:37:46 PM »

I'm cracking up at the Godey's Lady's Book.  What I wouldn't give to have appeared in the Whip or the National Police Gazette.

For me:
American Quarterly
Journal of American History
American Historical Review

Yep, add the "William and Mary Quarterly" and "The New England Quarterly" for me.
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« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2009, 04:55:12 PM »

The Journal of Religion
The Journal of Theological Studies
Zeitschrift für Theologie und Kirche
Journal of Ecclesiastical History


There would be more depending on which crowd you run in or what you study in particular, but these are some of the most broadly respected.  Modern Theology and Scottish Journal of Theology might go up there too, but I think of the above list as more consistent overall.
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