guest editor
Temporary publication leader
A guest editor is someone invited to oversee a particular issue of a publication or segment of a media project, temporarily taking on editorial duties normally held by permanent staff.
Magazines often bring in guest editors—celebrities, experts, or notable figures—to curate content around their perspective or expertise: The September issue was overseen by a guest editor from the fashion industry.
The role lends fresh voice and draws attention to a special edition.
- contributorOne who provides something
- columnistRecurring newspaper feature writer
- special issueThemed, standalone publication
- cover storyFalse explanation for actions
- magazineBound periodical with articles
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- editorscopyeditor, subeditor, redactor, copy desk
- journal publishingresearch article, review article, case study, peer reviewer, abstract
- literary magazinepoetry, fiction, essay, short story, review
guest editoreditor-in-chief
Publication's top authority
managing editor · senior editor · founding editor · executive editor · associate editor
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