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---SAMPLE LETTER--- To H-Net Council: I accept nomination [OR] I wish to apply to serve as a book review editor for H-XXXX. I am aware that H-Net's certification of editors is normally for a two-year period. I will serve in accordance with H-Net's Constitution, bylaws, and policies. My field qualifications for this service include [here you can point to selected, pertinent published articles and monographs, courses taught, conference papers, technology/multimedia projects, and/or professional experience relating to the list's or website's field or topic.] Here is why I believe I satisfy at least two of these four qualifications for review editing: Close but tactful and constructive attention to detail, style, and syntax: Describe your practices as a scholarly editor or mentor of student writing. Enthusiasm for the importance of scholarly reviews and willingness to hold reviewers to high standards: Would you be comfortable in commissioning and editing reviews by, or of works by, the most prominent scholars in your field? Ability and willingness to keep up to date with the subject literature: Which conferences do you attend regularly? Are you a regular consumer of reviews in scholarly journals? Which journals? Willingess to develop an efficient system for tracking books requested and received, reviews, and reviewers: Do you have office management experience? How would you envision such a system? I look forward to joining the H-XXXX team. Sincerely, ---END SAMPLE LETTER---
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