Assistant Editor (STM)

**THE DEADLINE HAS NOW PASSED SO WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ACCEPT ANY MORE APPLICATIONS**

This is a great opportunity to join a London based STM journals publisher as an Assistant Editor. This is a varied position where you will play a key role in supporting the Journals team to provide a high quality service to authors and ensure the effective processing of manuscripts. Please note that this is a fixed-term contract until the end of December 2020, to start ASAP.

Key duties:

• Assist authors and reviewers with manuscript submission system
• Liaise with authors, reviewers and editors to ensure papers are processed on time
• Monitor submission email inboxes and process article proposals
• Coordinate papers editing and amendments
• Flag potential ethics issues and obtain permissions
• Process editor payments and liaise with the finance team
• Contribute and participate in editors’ meetings, taking minutes

Experience / skills required:

• Some experience of academic journal publishing and/or experience of writing articles/copy for a clinical or academic audience is an advantage
• Knowledge of peer review systems is desirable
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage time effectively
• Flexible approach to work with solid multi-tasking skills
• Excellent communication, proofreading skills and a good eye for detail
• Strong customer service skills

Applications needed urgently

For further information, please apply online or email a CV and salary expectations to karinenicpon@atwoodtate.co.uk

Contact:             Karine Nicpon    

Tel:                    020 3574 4426

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