PLOS Medicine Associate Editor- 12 Month Contract

Role Summary

PLOS Medicine is a leading open-access medical journal. We seek an Associate Editor to help develop and strengthen this influential venue for outstanding research and commentary on the major challenges to human health worldwide.

You will work with other in-house professional editors and external editorial board members to assess submitted manuscripts, oversee peer review, and make publication decisions. You will collaborate with PLOS operations teams and vendors to ensure smooth and efficient manuscript processing, and to deliver an outstanding experience for authors, peer reviewers, editorial board members, statistical advisors, and readers.

Responsibilities

• Guide manuscripts through peer review
• Oversee best-practice editorial decision-making
• Commission Perspectives, Reviews, and other pieces
• Collaborate with external academic editors
• Engage in outreach to scholarly communities
• Write editorials
• Advocate for your research communities and for under-represented stakeholders
• Help develop policies and special projects
• Help resolve publication ethics/research integrity issues

Qualifications and experience

• Experience in a research or clinical environment, publishing, or other relevant setting; experience in medical publishing strongly preferred