{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7225314066","doi":"https://doi.org/10.67130/wges.2026.023","title":"What is the difference between an editor-in-chief and an editor?","display_name":"What is the difference between an editor-in-chief and an editor?","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-11-05","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7225314066","doi":"https://doi.org/10.67130/wges.2026.023"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.67130/wges.2026.023","doi":"https://doi.org/10.67130/wges.2026.023","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.67130/wges.2026.023","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S7407062851","display_name":"The Working Guide to Editorial Systems","issn_l":"3143-4398","issn":["3143-4398"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"The Working Guide to Editorial Systems","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5072733264","display_name":"Peggy L. Chinn","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9757-2376","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9757-2376"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I140172145","display_name":"University of Connecticut","ror":"https://ror.org/02der9h97","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I140172145"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Peggy Chinn","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Connecticut"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9757-2376","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Connecticut","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I140172145"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5072733264"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I140172145"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.0,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13516","display_name":"Publishing and Scholarly Communication","score":0.9926999807357788,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3309","display_name":"Library and Information Sciences"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13516","display_name":"Publishing and Scholarly Communication","score":0.9926999807357788,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3309","display_name":"Library and Information Sciences"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12648","display_name":"Academic Writing and Publishing","score":0.006500000134110451,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3309","display_name":"Library and Information Sciences"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13625","display_name":"Journalism and Media Studies","score":0.00019999999494757503,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3315","display_name":"Communication"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/editor-in-chief","display_name":"editor-in-chief","score":0.9549999833106995},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/role-of-the-editor","display_name":"role of the editor","score":0.5600000023841858},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/journal-leadership","display_name":"journal leadership","score":0.8690000176429749},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/manuscript-review","display_name":"manuscript review","score":0.8240000009536743},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/gatekeeping","display_name":"gatekeeping","score":0.8510000109672546},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/editorial-responsibility","display_name":"editorial responsibility","score":0.5410000085830688}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111472728","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9471","display_name":"Epistemology","level":1,"score":0.37290000915527344},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.3075999915599823},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144024400","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21201","display_name":"Sociology","level":0,"score":0.2906999886035919},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777855551","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12310021","display_name":"Subject (documents)","level":2,"score":0.28189998865127563},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C29595303","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q165650","display_name":"Media studies","level":1,"score":0.27390000224113464},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C3020068454","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2985386","display_name":"Editorial board","level":2,"score":0.25290000438690186},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779343474","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3109175","display_name":"Context (archaeology)","level":2,"score":0.2451000064611435},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C95457728","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q309","display_name":"History","level":0,"score":0.24480000138282776},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C61797465","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1188986","display_name":"Term (time)","level":2,"score":0.24210000038146973},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2781291010","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178580","display_name":"Period (music)","level":2,"score":0.2402999997138977}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.67130/wges.2026.023","doi":"https://doi.org/10.67130/wges.2026.023","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.67130/wges.2026.023","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S7407062851","display_name":"The Working Guide to Editorial Systems","issn_l":"3143-4398","issn":["3143-4398"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"The Working Guide to Editorial Systems","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":0,"referenced_works":[],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W7163805446","https://openalex.org/W2503625311","https://openalex.org/W2780091192","https://openalex.org/W2482845826","https://openalex.org/W2581113740","https://openalex.org/W2350585223","https://openalex.org/W2167256235","https://openalex.org/W7123575235","https://openalex.org/W7096631010","https://openalex.org/W48891287"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Peggy":[0],"Chinn":[1],"explains":[2],"how":[3],"editorial":[4,22],"titles":[5],"reflect":[6],"different":[7],"responsibilities,":[8],"authority,":[9],"and":[10,16,28,31,40],"relationships":[11],"with":[12],"publishers.":[13],"Comparing":[14],"Editor":[15],"Editor-in-Chief":[17],"roles,":[18],"she":[19],"describes":[20],"common":[21],"functions,":[23],"journal":[24],"leadership,":[25],"manuscript":[26],"review,":[27],"gatekeeping.":[29],"Writers":[30],"prospective":[32],"editors":[33],"learn":[34],"to":[35],"examine":[36],"actual":[37],"role":[38],"descriptions":[39],"organizational":[41],"structures":[42],"rather":[43],"than":[44],"relying":[45],"on":[46],"a":[47],"title":[48],"alone.":[49]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-11-10T11:39:43.021295","created_date":"2026-11-06T00:00:00"}