Publishing with Social Science & Medicine

17 September 2025 | 11:00-12:30 | 2-0-2

Presentation and Q&A with Senior Editor - Medical Anthropology Alexandra Brewis and Executive Publisher Matt Smaldon.

Journal intro:

The session will share an insider view of the process of submission and review for an international journal (Social Science & Medicine). The presenters will give examples of what Editors consider when receiving papers, explain the peer review process, ethical publishing and resources available to help authors, and key tips for success particular to SSM’s medical anthropology desk. Opportunities to become involved with journals will also be noted, and there will be a Q&A session. 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/social-science-and-medicine  

Editor Biography:

Professor Alexandra Brewis, Senior Editor Medical Anthropology, Social Science & Medicine.

Alexandra (Alex) Brewis is a medical anthropologist and Regents and President’s Professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University and serves as Founding Director of ASU’s Center for Global Health. She is an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and recently served as President of the Human Biology Association. She has published over 230 journal articles and 8 books, including the award-winning Lazy, Crazy, and Disgusting: Stigma and the Undoing of Global Health (JHUP Press). Alex has been the Medical Anthropology Senior Editor for Social Science & Medicine since 2022.

Publishing with Human Organisation

18 September 2025 | 17:00-18:00 | 4-0-4

Q&A with Lenore Manderson

Journal intro:

Human Organization is a journal of the Society of Applied Anthropology, the leading peer reviewed journal for scholarship in the applied social sciences. The aim is to advance, synthesize, and interpret the application of anthropological method and theory to the analysis and solution of practical problems in the contemporary world. As editor, I work closely with authors to sharpen their writing, and to ensure that diverse research has a platform.

https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rhum20

Editor bio:

Lenore Manderson is Distinguished Professor of Public Health and medical Anthropology, in the School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.. She is founding editor of the book series, Medical Anthropology:  Health, Inequality and Social Justice; Mirko’s book is the 26th book in the series. She currently also edits the journal Human Organization, and for 11 years, edited Medical Anthropology. Her most recent books include Viral Loads (with Nancy Burke and Ayo Wahlburg, 2021) and Covid’s Chronicities (with Nancy Burke, 2025), both chronicling the social effects and implications of the recent pandemic.

Publishing with Medical Anthropology

18 September 2025 | 17:00-18:00 | tba

Q&A with Rebecca Marsland & James Staples

Journal intro:

Medical Anthropology provides a global forum for scholarly articles on the social patterns of ill-health and disease transmission, and experiences of and knowledge about health, illness and wellbeing. These include the nature, organization and movement of peoples, technologies and treatments, and how inequalities pattern access to these. Articles published in the journal showcase the theoretical sophistication, methodological soundness and ethnographic richness of contemporary medical anthropology. Through the publication of empirical articles and editorials, we encourage our authors and readers to engage critically with the key debates of our time.

https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/gmea20/about-this-journal

In this interactive workshop, we’ll share our experiences of editing Medical Anthropology, share some tips for getting published, and try to demystify the publication process. We’ll also try to answer your questions.

Presenter Bios:

James Staples is co-editor of Medical Anthropology and a Professor of Social Anthropology at Brunel University of London. His current research includes an ongoing interest in the experiences of people affected by leprosy in India, as well as a more general interest in the anthropology of disability.

Rebecca Marsland is co-editor of Medical Anthropology and a Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Edinburgh. Her current research focuses on honeybee health, and One Health."