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Editorial Board
The BYU Studies Editorial Board consists of scholars
from various disciplines who meet on a regular basis to review submissions,
assign peer reviewers, and plan contents of upcoming issues. Serving on the
present board are Richard Bennett, Brian Q. Cannon, Kathryn Daynes, Steven C.
Harper, Steven Sorensen, Frederick G. Williams, Eric Eliason, Mark Johnson,
David P. Laraway, Richard G. Oman, Eric Samuelsen, Stephen L. Tanner, Steven C.
Walker, Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, William S. Dant, and Thomas R. Wells.
Advisory Board
The BYU Studies Advisory Board provides long-range
vision. Made up of influential members appointed by the University, this group
meets quarterly to review and approve major directions of the journal. The
present advisory board is made up of Noel L. Owen, Donna Lee Bowen, Randy Hall,
L. Gary Lambert, and Maren M. Mouritsen.
The Academy
The BYU Studies Academy is composed of about fifty
people both within and without the BYU community who voluntarily work to
promote LDS scholarship at BYU Studies. The Academy meets annually to discuss
topics and ideas to improve and expand BYU Studies’ service to the
collaborative efforts.
Authors
Over the past 40 years, top quality LDS authors have
been the life blood of BYU Studies. These authors, dedicated to precision and
insight, come from all disciplines at many universities.
Interns
Demonstrating a commitment to applied education, BYU
Studies also maintains a strong student intern program. Each semester, several
interns are select from among the brightest undergraduate and graduate student
at BYU who demonstrate an interest in scholarly research and an aptitude for
clarity and precision. Interns assist in source checking, initial copy editing,
proofreading, checking final format, and reviewing bluelines. Senior editors
conduct weekly training session for the interns to develop and refine essential
editing skills. In addition to receiving academic credit, BYU Studies interns
reap numerous other personal rewards—from sharpening their eye for detail and
their own writing skills to receiving some paid internships. These skills have
assisted them later on law review and as graduate students, and professional
editors.
Staff
Every article or book published by BYU Studies is
rigorously edited. First the article is sent for a blind evaluation from peer
reviewers. If the article is accepted for publication, every fact is source
checked for accuracy, and the article is copy edited for readability. Robert
Spencer, production editor, handles electronic typesetting, formats the
journal, and works closely with the printers. Jennifer Hurlbut and Anastasia
Sutherland, and Karen Todd, managing editors, oversee source checking, copy
editing, and communication with authors. Annette Samuelsen, Liza Bennion Olsen,
and Laurie Eggett, office managers, keep track of submissions, subscriptions,
shipping and handling, and finances. Many recent improvements and projects at
BYU Studies have been made possible by generous private donations.
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