Job description
We are looking for a bright and enthusiastic individual to help develop one of the key open access titles within our Social Sciences Journals team at Elsevier. The ideal candidate for this role will be able to balance knowledge of academic research and publishing practices with efficiency, analytical skills, network development and creativity. The Social Sciences Journals team is currently comprised of 9 Publishers in total: 4 in Oxford (UK), 2 in London (UK), 2 in Amsterdam (NL) and 1 in Beijing (CH). We are looking to recruit a part-time Managing Editor to work at one of our 3 offices in the UK or the Netherlands. Please note you must already have a permit to work in one of these locations to be considered for this role. Any applicant would need to have a relevant educational background and keen interest in academic publishing; excellent communication skills; and would have to be prepared to work somewhat independently from the rest of the immediate team while also contributing to team initiatives. Job purpose:
- To work with the Publishing team to help facilitate the growth and development of a key open access journal. This will include the identification, acquisition, management and development of high impact scientific content, and helping to facilitate the content pipeline.
- To establish and maintain close contacts with the social sciences communities in academia and industry, and to work directly with authors, reviewers and editors to help manage an efficient, rigorous and author-friendly peer review process which maintains high professional and academic standards.
Responsibilities:
- Overseeing and supporting the peer review process: screening incoming manuscripts for compliance with basic journal requirements and assigning to relevant subject editor.
- Supporting editors with the identification of peer reviewers where required.
- Acting as liaison between subject editors/authors/reviewers and the publishing team.
- Supporting the subject editors and publisher to build a network of editors, scientific reviewers and authors across the social sciences.
- Working with the publisher to constantly improve internal processes and editorial team development.
- Monitoring and update the journal webpages to ensure ongoing relevance and factual accuracy.
- Providing ongoing reporting to management team, and reporting/analysis as required to support ongoing journal development.
- Managing the solicitation of journal content in new and emerging social science fields.
- Assisting with editorial expansion/innovation in related fields.
Requirements:
- Postgraduate degree, ideally PhD, in a Social Science or Humanities discipline essential.
- Good understanding of the academic publishing process. Experience of authoring and the peer review process would be helpful, but not essential.
- Ability to connect with a broad range of people, as well as work well independently.
- Flexible, analytical and proactive, with the ability to think critically about a wide range of research issues.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
Extra information
- Status
- Closed
- Education Level
- Other
- Location
- Kidlington
- Working hours per week
- 4 - 40
- Type of Contract
- Casual / Part Time Jobs
- Profession type
- Scientific Services
- Full UK/EU driving license preferred
- No
- Car Preferred
- No
- Must be eligible to work in the EU
- No
- Cover Letter Required
- No
- Languages
- English
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