Last of a Bunch

Back when I was going through my course work for my PhD, one of my favorite professors mentioned to the class that an easy way to "break into" academic publishing is through providing book reviews. Ergo, I started reading new books on adult learning and memory and providing reviews. 

Where did I get published? 

Well the savvy reader of this blog will remember all of my prior reviews (HERE, HERE, HERE) that I targetted AAACE's Adult Learning Journal. 

Naturally, I'd rather have an article on transfer of learning published there, but for now, especially since I'm primarily focused on workforce development, the best opportunity is to have book reviews published. 

That, apparently has run it's course. I've been asked by the editor to stop. 

I get it, by the way; they don't want to become one note. They don't want academics taking advantage of their publication policies and racking up publications the way I have. 

My problem with this is, they are more than capable of not accepting my submissions. They could also "assign" me submissions and tell me I'll be a once-a-year author. Anything would have been better than the message they gave me, which, roughly translated, came out as "don't call us, we'll call you."

The other problem with this is that I'm great at following orders. If you tell me to go one way, I go that way until a "stop order" is given. No one gave me a stop order on book reviews. So I've been submitting them. I think this is my fifth in three years. 

As there has still not been a stop order given, I think I'll go find a new journal to send my book reviews to. Why? Well, I enjoy reading these books. They keep me close to the knowledge centers I want to pursue.  They're also easy compared to other peer-reviewed papers. 

Maybe next you'll see me in New Horizons. But this, based on Adult Learning's email to me, will be my last here for a while (HERE).