For me, a journal is an intellectual project. I will do all the basic work (e.g., reading all submitted manuscripts, editing, proofreading and assigning readers. I have edited many manuscripts accepted from scholars for whom English may be a second, third or fourth language, cutting and revising manuscripts, writing introductions, drawing out latent themes to pull a general issue together, negotiating conflicts with authors. Engagement helps me to evaluate special issue proposals, for instance, and figure out if this is just an ordinary conference panel repackaged for publication or if the proposal asks a general question that has not yet been addressed. Because I have to recognize innovation, my work as an editor requires me to consult and to know where new debates are emerging, in which disciplines or cross disciplines. I follow my curiosity and always ask questions.