EDITOR'S NOTE

• Published in: International journal of Middle East studies Vol. 41; no. 4; p. 543
• Main Author: Tucker, Judith E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 01-11-2009
• Subjects: Editorials; Editors; Intellectuals; Privilege; Scholars; Scholarship; Middle East; United States > US
• ISSN: 0020-7438; 1471-6380
• DOI: 10.1017/S002074380999002X

With this issue, I say a bittersweet goodbye to my life as IJMES editor. It has been a privilege to serve the Middle East studies community and to enjoy a front-row seat on the accomplishments and dynamism of our field. IJMES has long been an inclusive journal; scholars of different disciplines, origins, ranks, and theoretical persuasions submit their work. I have enjoyed reading it all and have been much encouraged by the originality, erudition, and overall quality of scholarship in our field. At a time when information, analysis, and understanding of the Middle East have been in short supply in many dimensions of public discourse, most scholars in our field have not wavered in their commitment to the high standards and intellectual honesty that must inform scholarly endeavors if they are to merit the name. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]