August 11, 2014 Prepared for the Associate Editors, 2014 Hypatia

August 11, 2014 ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2013 Prepared for the Associate Editors, 2014 Hypatia Editor Sally J. Scholz, Villanova University Book Review Editor Shelley Wilcox, San Francisco State University OVERVIEW (2013) Hypatia published Volume 28 in 2013. Volume 28 included a six-essay cluster on Embodiment (28.1), a special issue on Crossing Borders guest edited by Sally Scholz (28.2), a found cluster of six papers on Luce Irigaray edited by Linda Alcoff (28.3), and the 2013 Diversity Prize Essay “Basements and Intersections” by Anna Carastathis (28.4). Fifty-two full-length articles were published in the volume year; thirty-one were open issue articles. The year included a number of notable events and transitions. Hypatia issued its first ever moratorium on submissions from January 15 - July 15, 2013. Once lifted, the Editorial Office continued to receive sporadic queries about the moratorium for an additional 6-8 months. Nevertheless, submissions began to come in again quite regularly by August and the year ended only slightly lower than half of the number of submissions the previous year. All signs are positive in 2014 for not only hitting but perhaps also surpassing previous yearly submission numbers. Hypatia’s Editorial Offices moved to Villanova University on July 1, 2013. The transition began in November 2012 when the new team was selected and participated in the renegotiation of the contract with Wiley-Blackwell. Alison Wylie and her team spent many hours preparing for a smooth transition. Notably, they ensured that many of the forthcoming issues were complete or near complete for the coming year. In April 2013, Scholz and Wilcox met with Wylie, Cudd, Clough, Ferrin and Scarborough for a multi-day transition meeting at the University of Washington. Asia Ferrin, UW Managing Editor, also flew to Villanova in June to help train the first Villanova Managing Editor, Patricia Grosse. The new editorial team express their gratitude to the outgoing team—Alison Wylie, Ann Cudd, Linda Alcoff, and Shari Clough, and their staff Asia Ferrin and Elizabeth Scarborough. Please also see the introduction for 29.2 for a public declaration of thanks. Special features of the 2013 volume year—two thematic clusters and one special issue— demonstrate Hypatia’s position as the leader in publishing feminist philosophy. The journal furthered its efforts in diversity with the 2013 Diversity Essay prize. The selection committee, chaired by Linda Alcoff, included Mickaella Perina and Ofelia Schutte. They received 16 August 11, 2014 submissions and selected the Carastathis essay and awarded an honorable mention to Jennifer McWeeny’s “Topographies of Flesh: Women, Nonhuman Animals, and the Embodiment of Connection and Difference,” which was published in 29.2 (2014). The Associate Editors are committed to offering the Diversity Prize every other year and announced the 2015 prize. Hypatia is one of only a handful of journals included in Thompson-Reuter’s impact factor rating. Moreover, Hypatia’s impact factor continues to rise at an impressive rate for a humanities journal: Year Impact Factor 2011 0.247 2012 0.338 2013 0.529 Citations have also steadily increased: Year Citations 2011 398 2012 451 2013 491 The most downloaded article for 2013 was Claudia Card’s “Rape as a Weapon of War” (11.4) which has been in the top ten for a number of years. This was followed closely by Susan Okin’s “Feminism, Women’s Human Rights and Cultural Differences (13.2). Only 101 individuals subscribed to the journal in 2013, but it seems clear that individuals are accessing the journal online to a greater and greater degree. Hypatia received an impressive 359,774 full-text downloads in 2013 (almost 1500 more from the previous year). Half of the full-text downloads come from outside North America—a nice indication of the journal’s international readership. Finally, the press reports 247 individuals are registered to receive online updates—31% more than the previous year. See Appendix A for more information drawn from the Wiley Blackwell annual report. The financial support for the journal remains steady and robust through the variety of institutional subscriptions. Hypatia is available in 2,681 libraries worldwide through Wiley Blackwell’s licensed sales program, with three-quarters of these on multi-year agreements. The press was extraordinarily pleased that the journal achieved a renewal rate of 101%. The average renewal rate is 96% for journals in Social Sciences and Humanities. In addition, Wiley Blackwell allows 5,217 institutions in the developing world to have free or very low-cost access to through Wiley’s philanthropic initiatives. Villanova University supports the journal with the equivalent of two graduate assistantships (one from the Graduate Dean and one that is shared by two editorial assistants from the Department), a two-course reduction for Scholz as Editor, assistance from the philosophy department administrator who serves as business manager, a lovely office in Falvey Memorial Library, two August 11, 2014 new computers, and extensive use of technology personnel for the production of author interviews. In return, the Editorial Offices hosted a number of workshops and events for the campus community and the greater Philadelphia area. Hypatia Reviews Online (HRO) moved to San Francisco State University, where it is supported with an editorial assistant and office administrator, a course on publishing to replace a regular philosophy course for Wilcox as Book Review Editor, and some office supplies. We are extremely lucky to have such extensive institutional support. As the rest of this report details, the journal is very strong academically and financially. It is well supported by a dedicated community of scholars who generously give their time to review papers and consult with the editorial teams. The new editorial team outlined a number of goals in their initial proposal for the journal, including: continuing to meet the ever-changing needs of scholars, enhancing the social media offerings of the journal, provide interesting special issues and related features, provide timely reviews of new feminist scholarship through HRO, and serve as the leading resource for feminist philosophy. We have begun to advance those goals with video author interviews, enhanced social media, and timely release of book reviews. EDITORIAL BOARDS Alison Wylie and Linda Alcoff, outgoing Editors, joined the Associate Editors in July 2013. Heidi Grasswick continued as committee chairperson for an additional year to her term to help with the transition to a new editorial office. Liz Anderson and Hilde Lindemann finished their five-year terms at the end of June 2013. We are very grateful for their insight, hard work, and dedication to the journal. The Associate Editors and Editors elected five new members to the Editorial Board: Ishani Maitra, University of Michigan Paula Moya, Stanford University Kathryn Norlock, Trent University Miriam Solomon, Temple University Charlotte Witt, University of New Hampshire Three new members were elected to the Advisory Board: Penelope Deutscher, Northwestern University Robin May Schott, Danish Institute of International Studies Anita Silvers, San Francisco State University We gratefully acknowledge the long-time service of those members who rotated off the Editorial and Advisory Boards at the end of 2013: From the Editorial Board: Brison, Susan: since 2000 Diprose, Rosalyn: since 2000 August 11, 2014 Heldke, Lisa: since 2000 Kruks, Sonia: since 2000 Tong, Rosmarie: since 2000 From the Advisory Board Schutte, Ofelia: since 2006 Bartky, Sandra: since 2001 Held, Virginia: since 1983 Sandra Harding: since 2000 The journal would not be what it is today without the guidance of these remarkable board members. With this rotation, Hypatia has completed the process of establishing a regular rotation for all board members. Advisory Board members serve 10-year terms and Editorial Board members serve 5-year terms; each are elected in the fall for terms that begin with the calendar year. Associate Editorial Board members serve 5-year terms and are elected in the spring for terms beginning in July. At the 2013 Annual General Meeting of the Associate Editors, Scholz proposed two changes to the governance documents (a contingency plan for the Editorial Offices and a redefinition of the local board). Both were accepted and have become part of the governance documents (available online and in the AE dropbox). In addition, the Associate Editorial Board approved a Social Media Policy statement (available in AE dropbox) proposed by Scholz. LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS As mentioned, Asia Ferrin finished her term as Managing Editor at the end of June and ushered the Villanova team through a successful transition. Elizabeth Scarborough served as Editorial Assistant until June 20, 2013 and continued to respond to countless emails until the transition to the new editorial team was complete. Patricia Grosse served as the first Managing Editor at the Villanova office. She also deserves a lot of credit for setting up the office and dedicating so much time and energy to the early days of Hypatia’s time at Villanova. The Villanova office was also pleased to have two Editorial Assistants, Miranda Pilipchuk and Amanda Holmes this year. Pilipchuk worked on podcasts, author interviews, and the keyword project. Holmes worked on the manuscript central archive, conference preparation, and social media. Scholz worked with the Office of Undergraduate Studies to establish an Undergraduate Internship

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