Expert Comment
One of the things that often shocks new journal editors is the difficulty that they face in obtaining referees for papers. It is often necessary to approach a string of referees in order to obtain the requisite number of references. Most annoyingly of all, sometimes a person who has just submitted a paper to a journal then refuses to referee for it or has the nerve to complain about delays to the reviewing process occasioned precisely by the search for referees.
This month saw the launch of the new report from the American Council on Education on the globalization of higher education, “Strength through Global Leadership and Engagement.” I was lucky enough to be one of the three overseas members of the 19-person advisory board that oversaw its production, and I can attest to the fact that the meetings were not only happy and productive under the inspirational chairing of John Sexton and Molly Corbett Broad but have, I think, made the into something special.