Update: Our call for new reviewers is now closed. The next call will be open in Autumn 2013.
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We are now looking to take on reviewers with academic experience and interest in the following areas:
- American politics, history and culture
- British politics, history and culture
- economics
- international relations
- development studies
- climate change and environment studies
Ideally, English will be your first language and you will possess a Masters degree or above in an area of social science, but you can be based at any university in any country. We’re looking for enthusiasm, excellent time management, and a good working knowledge of your subject area. You can meet some of our regular reviewers on our reviewers page.
As part of our commitment to a diverse representation of academic voices, we’re particularly interested in hearing from women and under represented minorities.
Once we’ve received your details we’ll then walk you through what we’re looking for in a review in terms of analysis and tone, and share some examples of reviews in your area (our full book review guidelines are available as a PDF here). Once you’re happy we’ll then suggest some books in your area that we have in already. Deadlines are four weeks, and we ask reviewers to stick to these closely. Delays cause gaps in the schedule which are difficult for us to fill at the last minute.
Unfortunately we’re unable to pay our reviewers but you can keep all of the books you review. We hope that you’ll benefit from the exposure on the site, through re-posts on our sister blogs at the LSE, and through having the reviews put through LSE Research Online. Reviewers also benefit from quick feedback and publication of their work, usually within two weeks of submitting. Reviews show in Google Scholar Citations, as well as being shared on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, through RSS feeds and newsletters, and across the rest of the LSE blog family. We look after our reviewers and can match you with books that you might be interested in, so you can build up a great collection of both books and reviews.
I would be interested in reviewing books on British History from the early eighteenth to early twentieth century, especially in relation to commercial policy, the fiscal-military State, and popular politics.
I already have a number of publications: monograph, edited volumes, articles, and reviews. Many thanks.
Gordon Bannerman