Helen Wishart - Editor

I coordinated all aspects of content development work including books, journals, and other publications, both in print and in digital. I managed the publishing schedule and ensured that content is delivered on time and within budget. I maintained relationships with authors, reviewers, copy editors, proofreaders, designers, typesetters, printers, and other suppliers, in order to see content through the editorial and production workflow. I also undertook some of this work in-house, including copyediting and proofreading, and so gained a thorough understanding of all aspects of seeing a project from its initial manuscript through to the completed final product.

I was assistant editor to the journals programme. I reviewed manuscripts for relevance and compliance to editorial policies, managed the peer review system, liaised with authors, and worked with the editorial board in order to ensure content is delivered for the production of each issue.

Duties included: producing and scheduling e-newsletters, creating and scheduling social media postings, research into conference selection, preparation of materials for conferences, research into associations/societies re: co-marketing opportunities, writing marketing copy.

Responsibilities were varied and included: copyediting, proofreading, indexing, writing back cover copy, blog posts, research for new lists, organising reviewers, liaising with authors, image permissions.

Layout for Graphic Designers: An Introduction (Basics Design)

Gavin Ambrose, Paul Harris

Layout for graphic design concerns the arrangement of text and images on a page. How these elements are positioned, both in relation to one another, and within the overall design scheme, will affect how content is viewed and received. Whether in print or online, it is key to powerful visual communication. Layout for Graphic Designers provides visual arts students with a theoretical and practic... read more

Layout for graphic design concerns the arrangement of text and images on a page. How these elements are positioned, both in relation to one another, and within the overall design scheme, will affect how content is viewed and received. Whether in print or online, it is key to powerful visual communication. Layout for Graphic Designers provides visual arts students with a theoretical and practic... read more

How to Build Safer Houses with Confined Masonry: A guide for masons

Guillaume Roux-Fouillet, Nadia Carlevaro, Tom Schacher

Low-rise buildings in earthquake-prone areas in many parts of the world are often constructed by self-taught masons and contractors. How to build safer houses with confined masonry: a guide for masons is an essential ‘how to’ handbook bringing together a collected knowledge of earthquake-resistant construction techniques indispensable for masons and construction workers.The guide focuses on ‘c... read more

Low-rise buildings in earthquake-prone areas in many parts of the world are often constructed by self-taught masons and contractors. How to build safer houses with confined masonry: a guide for masons is an essential ‘how to’ handbook bringing together a collected knowledge of earthquake-resistant construction techniques indispensable for masons and construction workers.The guide focuses on ‘c... read more

The Nicaragua Grand Canal: Economic Miracle or Folie de Grandeur? (Latin America Bureau Special Report)

Russell White

A canal through Nicaragua connecting two oceans has been a dream central to Nicaraguan identity and to the history of the country. But the current Canal scheme, passed in 2013, has catalysed opposition to President Ortega, who is seen to be using the project to boost his reputation. This book asks the questions: what are the possible economic benefits that the Canal will offer the country? Wha... read more

A canal through Nicaragua connecting two oceans has been a dream central to Nicaraguan identity and to the history of the country. But the current Canal scheme, passed in 2013, has catalysed opposition to President Ortega, who is seen to be using the project to boost his reputation. This book asks the questions: what are the possible economic benefits that the Canal will offer the country? Wha... read more