This essay builds on a review of studies in education. Journal editorship is explored from the mentoring, democratic, and international perspectives. Trends are examined within the publishing culture around these three editorial functions. Theoretical groundwork is provided for exploring contemporary journal editorship and its challenges and…

Examines collaborative academic authorship by addressing equity in name ordering and conventions used in crediting authorship. Suggests ways to make equal authorship visible and calls for development of collaborative academic culture and negotiation with scholarly journals and database services for recognition of equal authorship. (SK)

Presents an epilogue to an issue dedicated to generating new visions of education via articles written by Holmes Scholars, examining the invisible culture of academic publishing, hopeful signs for the future regarding Scholars' articles, and problems among the Scholars' manuscripts. Other editors are challenged to consider developing issues or…

Describes a school-university collaboration which tackled issues of mentoring, writing, and publication, bringing teachers, professors, and administrators together for research. Participants' action research resulted in a major book publication on new directions for mentoring and creating cultures of synergy. Strategies for developing and…