The Kairos Editorial Review Process

The most unique feature of Kairos--our editorial review process--includes three distinct tiers, or stages of review.

Tier One
When the the co-editors receive a submission, they evaluate it, deciding if it is indeed appropriate for Kairos and if it is of sufficient quality and scholarly merit to merit entering it into our formal editorial review process. If the co-editors agree, then they promote the submission to Tier Two.

Tier Two
The entire editorial board discusses the submission for two weeks, coming to a collaborative assessment of its quality and potential to be published in Kairos. After the board discussion, three editorial board members will be chosen by the editors (or will volunteer) to write formal review letters, based on the all-board conversation, for the authors. The editors will compile these review letters along with an overview pointing out specific areas of critique to focus on and send this information to the authors (typically within two months of submission).

NOTE: If a text is accepted (or accepted with revisions), the webtext proceeds to Tier Three. If the text is not accepted, authors who are asked to revise and resubmit may elect to work directly with an editorial board member to ready their text for resubmission to Tier One. (Working with an editorial board member during a revise-and-resubmit assumes that the author will resubmit to Kairos but does not guarantee publication.)

Tier Three
The editors work with authors, as needed, to guide/facilitate revisions, based on the editorial board's comments and evaluation. While advancement to this editorial stage is not a guarantee of publication, it does reflect a significant investment in the submission. Our intention is to publish the webtext, if the author or authors complete the revisions requested in consultation with the editors.

Editorial Board

Daniel Anderson
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Samantha Blackmon
Purdue University

Kristine Blair
Bowling Green State University

Jennifer Bowie
Georgia State University

Tracy Bridgeford
University of Nebraska - Omaha

Collin Brooke
Syracuse University

Geoffrey Carter
Purdue University

Eric Crump
Interversity Consulting

Dànielle Nicole DeVoss
Michigan State University

Scott Lloyd DeWitt
Ohio State University

Anthony Ellertson
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point

Joel English
Tidewater Tech Online Education

Tari Lin Fanderclai
The Netoric Project and the MOO Connections

Kristie Fleckenstein
Florida State University

Kathy A. Fitch
College of DuPage

Jeffrey R. Galin
Florida Atlantic University

Sibylle Gruber
Northern Arizona University

Bill Hart-Davidson
Michigan State University

Gail E. Hawisher
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

TyAnna Herrington
Georgia Institute of Technology

Cynthia Jeney
Missouri Western State College

Kyle Jensen
Illinois State University

Johndan Johnson-Eilola
Clarkson University

Jim Kalmbach
Illinois State University

Amy C. Kimme Hea
University of Arizona

Judith Kirkpatrick
Kapi'olani Community College

Heidi McKee
Miami University of Ohio

Krista Homicz Millar
University of Michigan

Ryan Moeller
Utah State University

Ted Nellen
Alternative High Schools, New York, NY

Patricia Webb Peterson
Arizona State University

James E. Porter
Michigan State University

Rich Rice
Texas Tech University

Rebecca Rickly
Texas Tech University

Michael J. Salvo
Purdue University

Robert Samuels
University of California, Los Angeles

Peter Sands
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Cynthia Selfe
Ohio State University

Richard "Dickie" Selfe
Ohio State University

Jennifer Sheppard
New Mexico State University

David Sheridan
Michigan State University

Geoffrey Sirc
University of Minnesota

Michael Spooner
Utah State University Press

Pamela Takayoshi
Kent State University

Melinda Turnley
DePaul University

Victor J. Vitanza
Clemson University

Janice R. Walker
Georgia Southern University

John Paul Walter
Saint Louis University and Fontbonne College

Bob Whipple
Creighton University

Carl Whithaus
Old Dominion University

Anne Wysocki
Michigan Technological University

Kathleen Blake Yancey
Florida State University