For Immediate Release
Election Law Journal Appoints New Editor-in-Chief, Marc Meredith, PhD
Contact: Kathryn Ryan
914-740-2250
kryan@liebertpub.com
New Rochelle, NY, January 11, 2024 – Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., is pleased to announce that Marc Meredith, PhD., has been appointed the new Editor-in-Chief of Election Law Journal, a quarterly publication. Dr. Meredith’s term as Editor-in-Chief begins in January 2024.
Election Law Journal publishes cutting-edge research on a broad range of topics concerning election law and election administration. The Journal addresses everything from federal to local election laws with insightful analysis from the top scholars in the field, as well as perspectives from practitioners and elected officials.
“I have greatly enjoyed my five years of serving as editor of Election Law Journal and I am very pleased that Marc Meredith stepping into the role. Marc is a nationally respected scholar in the field and the journal will be in good hands. I would like to thank the tremendous editorial team at Mary Ann Liebert Publishing, our outstanding editorial board, and the loyal pool of reviewers who provide valuable advice in the reviewing process and always improve the quality of the manuscripts. With another national election rapidly approaching, the Election Law Journal will continue to be a vital source of objective, scientific research on the state of election administration and election law in the United States and around the world,” said Dr. Canon.
Dr. Meredith will succeed David Canon, PhD, who is completing a five-year tenure as Editor-in-Chief of Election Law Journal. The journal has seen a growth in readership and downloads during Dr. Canon’s term and are grateful for his strategic and innovative leadership.
“I am thrilled to receive the opportunity to build on the momentum that David Canon generated for the Election Law Journal in publishing excellent scholarship on elections. I personally have learned a tremendous amount from the work appearing in the Election Law Journal and my goal is that it is the first journal in which scholars across the globe consider publishing their electorally-focused research. And that consumers of the research published in Election Law Journal can be assured that it will be rigorously peer reviewed before it is published,” said Dr. Meredith.
Dr. Meredith is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania and also holds a secondary appointment in the Business Economics and Public Policy Department in the Wharton School. He holds a BA in Economics and Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences from Northwestern University, a MA in Economics from Northwestern University, a MA in Political Science from Stanford University, and a PhD in Political Economics from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Dr. Meredith’s research examines the political economy of American elections, with a particular focus on the application of causal inference methods. His substantive research interests include election administration, election law, political campaigns, and voter decision-making.
About the Journal
Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy (ELJ) provides global, interdisciplinary coverage of election law, policy, and administration. As the first journal focused on this specialized area of law, it provides exclusive access to historic developments and election reforms that are impacting international elections today. Complete tables of content may be viewed on the Election Law Journal website.
About Mary Ann Liebert
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers is known for establishing authoritative peer-reviewed journals in many promising areas of science and biomedical research. A complete list of the firm’s more than 90 journals, books, and newsmagazines is available on its Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers website.