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caa.reviews invites nominations for the position of Editor-in-Chief for the term July 1, 2026–June 30, 2029. The three-year term is to be preceded by a one-year term as Editor-in-Chief Designate, July 1, 2025–June 20, 2026, and succeeded by a one-year term as past Editor-in-Chief, July 1, 2029–June 30, 2030.  

CAA encourages applications from candidates with a strong record of scholarship who are committed to the imaginative development of caa.reviews. An online, open-access journal, caa.reviews is devoted to the peer review of recent books, museum exhibitions, and projects relevant to the fields of art history, visual studies, and the arts.   

The Editor-in-Chief oversees the smooth operations of caa.reviews by ensuring the journal regularly publishes topical, scholarly, critical reviews in the arts; maintains the integrity of the journal by carefully monitoring and implementing the organization’s conflict of interest and ethical policies; and provides extra support to the Editorial Board, Council of Field Editors, and CAA editorial staff wherever necessary to ensure the journal’s operations remain in line with the organization’s overall mission of fostering worldwide access to intellectual and creative material promoting the highest standards of discourse in the disciplines of art and art history.  

The Editor-in-Chief attends virtual caa.reviews Editorial Board meetings and Publications Committee meetings via Microsoft Teams in the spring and fall plus three meetings onsite at the CAA Annual Conference in February each year, including the annual Council of Field Editors meeting. The Editor-in-Chief does not receive financial support for travel to and accommodations at the Annual Conference but does receive a yearly stipend.  

 Candidates must be current CAA members in good standing and should not serve concurrently on the editorial board of a competitive journal or on another CAA editorial board or committee. The Editor-in-Chief may not publish their own work on caa.reviews during the term of service. Nominators should ascertain their nominee’s willingness to serve before submitting a name; self-nominations are also welcome. Interested applicants—both self-nominated or nominated by someone else—should submit a CV and a cover letter as a single PDF document to Eugenia Bell, CAA Editorial Director, with the subject line “caa.reviews Editor-in-Chief.”  

Deadline: April 18