Editor Positions
If you would like to have an announcement added to this web page, please email Kelly Vance at kvance@asc41.org.
The position information listed below is provided to ASC by the organizations/universities seeking to publicize the opportunities. Please contact them directly for additional information.
New editors for Criminology
Effective September 12, 2025, the Board voted that a change of leadership was required due to some ongoing operational issues with the Criminology journal. Christopher Sullivan has been appointed as Interim Editor. We appreciate the contributions of the prior editors. A search for the next editorial team has commenced. Please see the request for proposals for the next editorial team (issue dates 2027 – 2031) below.
The Society for the Study of Social Problems
(SSSP) is soliciting applications for the position of Editor of the Society’s journal, Social Problems. Applications by editorial teams are welcome.
The Editor’s three-year term will begin with the operation of the new editorial office at mid-year 2027. The Editor will be responsible for editing and promoting Volumes 75-77 (years 2028-2030).
We seek a diverse pool of editorial candidates with distinguished scholarly records, previous editorial experience (e.g., journal editor, associate editor, editor of scholarly editions, etc.), strong organizational and management skills, and the ability to work and communicate well with others in academic and non-academic settings. Familiarity with and commitment to Social Problems and the SSSP are essential. Applicants must be members or become members of the SSSP by the time of their application and continue to be a member during their tenure.
Click here for a full description of the position and application process. Please direct all questions, inquiries, nominations, expressions of interest, and application materials to:
Dr. Jerry A. Jacobs
Chair, SSSP Editorial and Publications Committee
jjacobs@upenn.edu
Deadline for applications: February 15, 2026
