Leanne C. Powner

Your voice is what we want to hear in your writing. Every time you quote, you are literally handing over your voice to someone else. Is that a person we REALLY need to hear from? In qualitative evidence, often yes. In your lit review or theory section? Almost certainly not! Those are YOURS!

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My motivation is missing today. If you find it, please send it back.

I'd almost rather have that. We don't have a date yet and without a date we can't sign on a house and can't pack up what's going to storage and can't plan for what we can reasonably eat in 5..or 6...or 7...or maybe even 9 weeks.

Perilously low supplies include mayo, salad dressing, beef base, and tahini.

This is putting a serious crimp in my cooking style!

Yeah. 2 in my immediate circle (one due to an e-board change). Everything I see says it's MUCH tougher to publish now than 10 years ago. I seem to recall much more editorial decision-making after an R&R, with less second-round review that opens doors to more edit requests.

I still have 6 weeks until I move. I am now out of sambal, sriracha, dijon mustard, and gluten-free panko.

And now the kitchen conundrums start: What should I buy and open knowing that I'll be leaving before I can finish it??

I very much appreciate that info. No one I have is working with the APSR right now, though several have expressed a sense that the number and extent of rounds make it infeasible for them. It's good to have more accurate info to relay. The 3x cases that I mentioned are both second tier journals.

AND a request for a third set of comments from her on someone else's paper at a different journal. I'd be very curious whether, overall, articles go through more rounds of review now than they did a few years ago. It certainly seems like an increase in the decade I've done coaching & editing.

That is interesting, as I don't think that's the perception of anyone I work with who's interacted with the APSR lately. One client currently has both her third set of reviewer notes (not APSR) - which are still requesting big changes, including one proposing to go from a full art to a letter -

Thank you! I'm hearing way too many folks going 3 rounds and getting rejected lately. I don't think I've had a client get a paper in with only one round in ... probably 2 years? (at least of the ones I know of)

Cheese science, but also pairing suggestions that are immediately available. Mainstream wine varietals and jams/spreads/crackers, etc. Sure, this cheese would go great with a hint of honeysuckle and a rare Japanese fruit. Would it also go great with a Barefoot merlot and a kiwi?

Question for pol sci: Has ANYONE managed to get an article accepted with only one round of R&R in the last couple years?

If so, do you mind telling me what journal?

Monday Giggle!

Because the world burning needs a grim smile for relief every now and then.

Monday Giggle!

Because the world burning needs a grim smile for relief every now and then.

Could be something that's been rejected a couple times, something that doesn't quite feel like it fits anywhere obvious, something interdisciplinary or otherwise quirky... Happy to share attributed or unattributed as you prefer. leanne@leannecpowner.com

Hey political science/international relations folks: Does anyone have an article they're struggling to find a placement for? I'm doing an activity with a class this week where they have to propose a journal for an abstract that I give them. I'm happy to workshop actual abstracts - DM or email me!

Sunday Planning time! Synch your calendars & check the meal plan. When does Chaos Season start for you & your family this term? What steps can you take (freezer meals, shared childcare, etc.) NOW to minimize the Chaos?

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Self-Care Saturday! Give yourself a good long soak this weekend, or if you don't have a tub, a long shower. An inexpensive shower steamer or bath bomb (yes, they even come in guy-friendly scents!) will make it feel like a nice indulgence!

Ah. From the fact that you used a hashtag for it, I thought you were a scholar of that topic who posted about it regularly. :-)

Cool! Do you do stairs from elsewhere too? Pittsburgh PA (USA) has some wild ones on hillsides that are actually considered streets (so that the city maintains them). They were used by mill workers who lived on the hillside to get down to work on the riverbank

Five-Minute Friday! What can Today You do to make Monday You's life easier?

No ideas? Review and prioritize your to-be-read pile, or review your notes for a class next week.

I am less and less interested in connecting with ISA in the wake of its antidemocratic and autocratic behavior towards its own elected leadership and members.

Don't forget to feed your inner geek! You came to academia because you've got a driving internal curiosity. Make sure you nourish that regularly with unrelated-to-work geekiness.

Help pique someone's curiosity today by sharing a quirky fact with us! What makes you go Hmm?

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I've had errand day planned as today for two weeks now.

What happened to the forecast two days ago? IT CHANGED TO RAIN. ALL FRIGGING DAY.

Gaaah.

You can do more in a short period of time than you think you can. Put on ONE song on your playlist to delete email. ONE song to declutter your desk. ONE song to open your writing file & find your place. You can do it!

Academic librarians: What's one thing you WISH we would ask you? What's something you offer or could do for us faculty that we probably don't know about? What's something we should know about working with you?

I know there's such a thing as "girl dinner."

Do we have "girl lunch" too? I've had my 3rd cup of 'morning' tea (2 hrs late), a handful of peanut butter M&Ms, a slice of homemade bread, & a cup of applesauce.

That's a good meal, right? caffeine, chocolate, carbs, & a bit of gratuitous 'healthy'?

Congratulations!

One of my most-favorite days of the term: When I get to make book covers for the Book Incubator folks! Hopefully they'll let me share!