Assistant Editor

3 Hours ago • 2 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

The Assistant Editor plays a vital role in the manuscript submission to acceptance process. Responsibilities include conducting suitability checks, finding and assigning Editors & managing communication with editors, reviewers, and authors. They are key in facilitating decision-making, resolving author queries, and ensuring manuscripts progress smoothly through the publishing pipeline. They also monitor journal performance, identify challenges, and propose solutions. Essentially, they are catalysts in the peer review process, ensuring high-quality manuscripts are delivered efficiently and within set timelines.
Must have:
  • Perform quality checks on manuscripts to meet requirements.
  • Manage journal pipeline from editorial ready to final decision.
  • Invite or assign manuscripts to appropriate handling editor.
  • Support editors throughout the entire process.
  • Handle all communications with parties involved in the publication process.
  • Assess the decision recommendation of Handling Editors.
  • Monitor review progress & provide support.
  • Mentor & support new team members.
  • Provide inputs on improving the process to reduce TAT.

Job Details

Job Title: Assistant Editor

Location: Pune (Kharadi)

About Springer Nature Group:

Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery for researchers, educators, clinicians and other professionals. Every day, around the globe, our imprints, books, journals, platforms and technology solutions reach millions of people. For over 180 years our brands and imprints have been a trusted source of knowledge to these communities and today, more than ever, we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge can be found, verified, understood and used by our communities – enabling them to improve outcomes, make progress, and benefit the generations that follow.
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Purpose of the Role 

Assistant Editors play an important role in the manuscript ‘submission to accepts’ process, overseeing tasks such as conducting suitability checks, finding, and assigning EBMs, and managing communication with editors, reviewers, and authors. They play a key role in facilitating decision-making, resolving author queries, and ensuring manuscripts progress smoothly through the publishing pipeline. Furthermore, they monitor the overall health of the journal by reviewing its performance, identifying challenges, and proposing solutions. In essence, they act as catalysts in the peer review process, ensuring high-quality manuscripts are delivered to EBMs and peer review is conducted efficiently and within set timelines.

Responsibilities

  • Perform enhanced Quality Checks (Suitability Assessment) on manuscripts to ensure they meet our requirements to proceed to editor assignment/peer review 
  • Responsible for managing Journal pipeline by processing manuscripts from 'Ready for editorial' through to final decision
  • Invite EBMs to handle the manuscript OR assign manuscripts to an appropriate handling editor
  • Support Editors throughout 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 final decision to authors
  • Monitor progress throughout the review process and provide help/support to reach final decision 
  • Mentor and support new team members
  • Provide inputs on improving the process to reduce TAT and manage pipeline at various stages of the editorial process

Key Relationships

  • Authors, EBMs, and Peer Reviewers
  • Journal Editors
  • Journal Editorial Office
  • External Partners (Vendors)

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

Experience

  • 2 years of experience with minimum 1 year in Scientific Publishing
  • Good understanding of Publishing process and Peer review systems

Skills

  • Good Communication Skills (written and verbal English)
  • Email etiquettes
  • Subject matter expertise (STEM)– Medicine/Life/Physical Science/Engineering
  • Strong analytical and logical reasoning ability
  • Customer service and business communication experience
  • Experience in Manuscript handling will be an added advantage

Qualifications     

Master’s degree or equivalent in – Medicine/Life sciences/Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics/ Computer Science/Engineering (Bachelor’s)Eligibility

In accordance with our internal career movement guidance, 12 months in current role is a requirement before applying to a new role

At Springer Nature, we value the diversity of our teams and work to build an inclusive culture, where people are treated fairly and can bring their differences to work and thrive. We empower our colleagues and value their diverse perspectives as we strive to attract, nurture and develop the very best talent.
Springer Nature was awarded Diversity Team of the Year at the 2022 British Diversity Awards. Find out more about our DEI work here https://group.springernature.com/gp/group/taking-responsibility/diversity-equity-inclusion

If you have any access needs related to disability, neurodivergence or a chronic condition, please contact us so we can make all necessary accommodation.

For more information about career opportunities in Springer Nature please visit https://springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatureCareers

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Job Posting End Date:

27-05-2025

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