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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a guest editor" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to an editor who is temporarily taking on the role for a specific publication or project.
Example: "This month's issue features a guest editor who has curated a selection of articles on environmental sustainability."
Alternatives: "temporary editor" or "special editor".
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I'm a guest editor for Observer Sport Monthly magazine.
Roberta Myers, Elle's editor in chief, approached her about being a guest editor, Ms. David said.
This is the first issue ever guided by a guest editor.
NBC News is calling Ms. Shriver a guest editor for the coverage.
The actor Michael Sheen, who has portrayed Tony Blair on screen in three films, will also be a guest editor.
And the introduction concludes with an Onion-esque news article that mocks Katchor's very role as a guest editor.
Each volume is conceived and organized by a guest editor or editors around a particular theme or author.
She has also served as a guest editor for Transport Policy, Energies, and the International Journal of Sustainable Transportation IJSTT).
Madeleine Thomson, PhD, Environmental Health Sciences, was a guest editor of PLOS Medicine's Climate Change and Health special issue.
JK Rowling will be a guest editor on Woman's Hour later this month, the Harry Potter author has announced.
She did return, briefly, in 2009 as a guest editor for a week of NBC coverage about the state of women in America.
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