Tips and Strategies to Get Your Social Science Journal Article Published

Karen Shrayer

Senior Publishing Editor

SAGE

Karen Shrayer manages and acquires journals in Education and Special Education in the SAGE US HSS department. As a Senior Publishing Editor, she works closely with associations to manage the business and editorial development of their journals. She has been in this role with SAGE for five years. Prior to joining the SAGE team, Karen worked in a number of publishing and communication roles in both the HSS and STM fields. Her first foray into publishing was as an Editorial Assistant for medical journals at Blackwell Publishing in 2004. She now works remotely from outside Boston (not just during pandemics) and reports into the SAGE Thousand Oaks office.

Jessica Lipowski

Publishing Editor

SAGE

Jessica Lipowski is a Publishing Editor on the Science, Technology, and Medical (STM) Journals Editorial team. She manages a range of science and medicine journals, working with editors and societies to develop new strategies and problem solve. During her time at SAGE, she has also worked closely with the Author team to create and develop resources to help early career researchers better understand the publishing process and publish their research. Jessica has a background in project management, marketing, business development, and self-publishing. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Michigan State University and is currently based in Los Angeles.