Publishing / Assistant / Development Editors

The Royal Society of Chemistry publishes over 55 world-leading journals that span the core chemical sciences and related fields. Known for rigorous, fair peer review and fast publication times, our journals publish the best science, from original research articles to authoritative reviews. As a not-for-profit publisher, we reinvest surplus funds back into the global scientific community, supporting our purpose to help the chemical science community make the world a better place.

We are currently looking for Publishing, Assistant and Development Editors to join our Journal teams on both a permanent or on a temporary (12 months fixed-term contract) basis. Our Editors work across a portfolio of journals and support the journals in their team through ensuring the Royal Society of Chemistry is succeeding in its mission to publish high quality impactful content and deliver an excellent customer experience.

These roles are an essential part of the whole publication process and work closely with external researchers (who are acting as authors, editors/board members, reviewers, etc.). They are varied roles where you will use your scientific knowledge and creativity, and team working as part of a collaborative team to provide excellent customer service to our authors and reviewers.

• Publishing Editors actively contribute to the development of a portfolio of journals through the day-to-day operation of the peer review and publication process for journal articles submitted for publication. They are responsible for managing the peer review of articles submitted for publication to agreed standards as well as assisting the manuscript processing of external salaried Associate/Scientific Editors, who are leading academics in their field.
• In addition, Publishing Editors support the production of our journals by collecting published articles into issues, commissioning vibrant artwork from authors to feature on the covers of the journals and working with our production teams to resolve customer queries and ensure rapid publication of accepted articles.
• Development Editors support all aspects of journal development pre-submission and post-publication, undertaking activities to grow and develop journal authorship and readership in terms of geographic regions and research topics. This involves finding and researching leading academics and inviting them to publish their best research in the journals, as well as promoting our journals with assistance from our marketing team, and maintaining and growing the journals’ online presence via social media channels.
• Development Editors regularly represent the Royal Society of Chemistry at conferences to promote our journals and develop and maintain relationships with our community. They also proactively input into and implement the journals’ strategic plans, supporting the portfolio development through data analysis, understanding of competitor landscapes, and preparation and involvement in Editorial Board meetings.
• Assistant Editors have a broad and varied role, participating in all stages of the publishing process from pre-submission activities right through to final publication and promotion. The day-to-day activities of an Assistant Editor are a combination of the accountabilities for the Publishing Editor and Development Editor roles, including travel as required to represent the Royal Society of Chemistry at conferences. A key element of the Assistant Editor role is the ability to work independently and effectively across both development and peer review.