in 2006 raphael edited an issue on the founders for forum magazine that included original contributions from scholars gary nash, alfred young, gordon wood, pauline maier, richard beeman, woody holton, carol berkin, and jack rakove. in 2011, with gary nash and alfred young, he edited "revolutionary founders: rebels, radicals, and reformer in the making of the nation", a collection of original biographical essays by twenty-two scholars. he is currently an associate editor for journal of the american revolution.