[OT] Publication query

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[OT] Publication query

Legg inn av Gjest » 15 nov 2006 18:36:04

Say hypothetically that I'm working on a five generation chart for a famous
living person and wanted to publish it somewhere in print. Would TAG be an
appropriate place? Or do they only publish articles on the earliest known
lines ?

Maybe someone could recommend a place for publication. I'm looking for a
quality publication, not simply one of local and obscure readership.

Thanks
Will Johnson

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Re: Publication query

Legg inn av Gjest » 15 nov 2006 20:01:38

Does it have New England ancestors? If so, New England Ancestors, the
NEHGS magazine would be a good place. I don't know of any scholarly
publication that would print such a thing (that is, NEHGR, TAG, The
Genealogist, etc.). If it were a historical person perhaps, but a
living person means that the first several generations are 20th century
and then 19th century for the bulk of the work. Most journals look for
17th and 18th century people since they will have the most descendants
among the readership. You can try the National Genealogical Society
Quarterly. There's also Ancestors (a glossy magazine national
publication).

Most journals have a time and/or geographical bias for their work.


WJhonson@aol.com wrote:
Say hypothetically that I'm working on a five generation chart for a famous
living person and wanted to publish it somewhere in print. Would TAG be an
appropriate place? Or do they only publish articles on the earliest known
lines ?

Maybe someone could recommend a place for publication. I'm looking for a
quality publication, not simply one of local and obscure readership.

Thanks
Will Johnson

Nathaniel Taylor

Re: Publication query [OT]

Legg inn av Nathaniel Taylor » 15 nov 2006 22:32:28

In article <1163617298.881323.256770@h54g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
mhollick@mac.com wrote:

WJhonson@aol.com wrote:
Say hypothetically that I'm working on a five generation chart for a famous
living person and wanted to publish it somewhere in print. Would TAG be an
appropriate place? Or do they only publish articles on the earliest known
lines ?

Maybe someone could recommend a place for publication. I'm looking for a
quality publication, not simply one of local and obscure readership.

Does it have New England ancestors? If so, New England Ancestors, the
NEHGS magazine would be a good place. I don't know of any scholarly
publication that would print such a thing (that is, NEHGR, TAG, The
Genealogist, etc.). If it were a historical person perhaps, but a
living person means that the first several generations are 20th century
and then 19th century for the bulk of the work. Most journals look for
17th and 18th century people since they will have the most descendants
among the readership. You can try the National Genealogical Society
Quarterly. There's also Ancestors (a glossy magazine national
publication).

Most journals have a time and/or geographical bias for their work.

The bias toward publishing research on earlier generations is true in
practice, but it is not necessarily because of an increased likelihood
of descendants taking personal interest in article subjects. I would
say (and most editors would probably say, too) that good research on
earlier generations is more likely to be published because it is more
likely to showcase some worthwhile research strategy or interpretation,
while a recent pedigree is more likely to be based on an unremarkable
research strategy.

On the other hand, if a recent pedigree shows an inventive research
strategy or exemplifies an original sociological observation, then it
would be welcome in a good journal if it also meets stated geographic or
demographic foci. A 19th- and 20th-century American pedigree that sets
a good methodological example might still be good for TAG, TG or NGSQ
(or Ancestry or New England Ancestors)--but a simple Ahnentafel would
not be as instructive as a well-written short piece focusing on, say, a
particular problem filiation and how it is resolved.

Nat Taylor
http://www.nltaylor.net

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