European Scholar Named as STC’s Journal Editor
Menno D.T. de Jong, PhD has been selected as the new Editor-in-Chief of Technical Communication, the quarterly, peer-reviewed journal of the Society for Technical Communication. De Jong is currently the director of undergraduate and masters programs in communication at the University of Twente, The Netherlands, where he earned his doctorate.
“We are extremely pleased to have a man of his global reputation to lead the journal to the next level,” said Susan Burton, STC executive director. De Jong has been guest editor for IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication as well as two Dutch academic journals of communication, and a member of seven editorial boards. He has been both a reviewer and prolific author of more than 100 papers for journals and edited books.
De Jong’s vision for Technical Communication is to strengthen the journal’s identity as an outlet for high quality research articles and to be an intermediary between academics and practitioners. He is a strong believer that journal articles must have a clear relevance for technical communicators. De Jong will be in the STC booth with Intercom Editor Ed Rutkowski during STC’s Technical Communication Summit in Philadelphia as part of “Meet the Editors,” an opportunity to discuss ideas for articles, learn more about contributing to the publications, or to simply provide feedback.
De Jong succeeds long-time editor George Hayhoe and was selected after an intensive search by STC.
Originally posted in Tieline. Posted here with permission.