Assistant Editor- HSS

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About the team & role:

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overseeing the overall pipeline of the Journal and processing manuscripts from the point the initial submission is marked 'Ready for editorial' through to final decision
• Perform enhanced Quality Checks on manuscripts to ensure they meet our requirements to proceed to editor assignment/peer review
• Invite potential EBMs to handle the manuscript OR assign manuscripts to an appropriate handling editor
• Find and Invite Reviewers for Peer Review activity
• Support Editors throughout all steps of the process, creating excellent working relationships with them
• Collaborate and build rapport with Journal Editorial staff for continuous improvement/updates and new initiatives in the process
• Handle email correspondence between the various parties involved in the publication process; (Authors, Reviewers, Editors, Guest editors, Readers, etc. for the assigned manuscript)
• Assess the decision recommendation of Handling Editors and send the final decision to the authors
• Monitor the progress of the manuscript through OTR and provide help/support to reach the final decision
• Mentor and support new team members
• Support in Technical Checks at the Initial and Revision submission stages
• Provide inputs on improving the process to reduce TAT and manage the pipeline at various stages of the editorial process
• Provide training and support in signing-offs of new team members in the role

Key Relationships

• Managing Editors
• EBMs/ Guest Editors
• Senior Editors
• Team Manager
• Authors
• Team Members
• Senior Leadership

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

Experience

• 2+ Years

Skills

• Should have an overall work experience of 2years, with a minimum of 1 year in SNTPS
• Excellent communication, leadership and analytical skills
• Proficient computer skills MS Word, Excel, and Google Suite
• Good knowledge of performance metrics
• Organizational and time-management skills
• Strong analytical and logical reasoning ability
• Decision-making skills

Qualifications

• Masters degree or equivalent in any discipline of Humanities and Social science background (Education/Behavioral Science/Psychology and Sociology/Philosophy and Ethics/Cultural studies, Media, History/Business, Management and Operations/Economics and Finance/Politics and Social Science/Human Geography)
• Masters degree or equivalent in - Life science/Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics/Computer Science/Economics/Social science