Assistant Editor

3310 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.; Oxford; On-site; GBP 27,400 - 37,333; Full time

Job summary

Wiley is seeking an Assistant Editor to manage the peer-review process and editorial decisions for a portfolio of journals across physical, life and health sciences. The role involves coordinating submission evaluation, reviewer selection, and final decisions, while collaborating with a global team of editors and authors.

You will help expand content through commissioned articles and special issues, and contribute to workflow improvements across departments.

Qualifications

• PhD in biomaterials, biochemistry, cell biology or closely related field.
• Passion for science communication across diverse research areas.
• Strong organizational, time-management and English language skills.

Responsibilities

• Organize peer-review and editorial decision-making from submission to acceptance.
• Collaborate with global editorial team and authors/reviewers worldwide.
• Engage in content acquisition through invited articles and special issues planning.
• Participate in cross-functional workflow optimization projects.
• Gain broad experience across scholarly publishing.
• Maintain high standards in manuscript handling and ethics.

Skills

PhD in biomaterials/biochemistry

English communication

Collaboration across teams

Organizational skills

Time management

Education

PhD in biomaterials/biochemistry/cell & molecular biology

Tools

Editorial Manager

ScholarOne

Job description

Job Description

We believe in bold ideas, diverse perspectives, and the drive to transform knowledge into impact. Here, your curiosity fuels progress, your voice shapes innovation, and your ambition helps redefine what’s possible within science and learning. We are a culture that obsesses over impact, challenges, and drives what’s next to power infinite possibilities for our customers, colleagues and society at large.

About the Role

Interested in starting a career in research publishing? Wiley's Comprehensive Editorial Evaluation Team (CEET), responsible for managing the peer-review process and decision-making for a portfolio of >120 in-house journals across physical, life, and health sciences, including renowned journals such as Advanced Science, Advanced Materials, and other Advanced journals, Angewandte Chemie, Chemistry Europe titles, and Small is expanding and therefore looking for an additional Assistant Editor.

Job Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the organization of the peer-review process and editorial decision-making from submission until acceptance for publication and export to production - evaluation and triage of submitted manuscripts, reviewer selection, assessment of reviewer reports and revised submissions, and final decision (acceptance or referral and transfer to relevant sister journals).
• Be an active member of a global editorial team and collaborate with other international colleagues daily.
• Have many (online) interactions with our authors and reviewers, researchers from all over the world.
• Be involved in strategically acquiring new content for our journals – for instance, commissioning invited articles and planning special issues or series.
• Contribute to (cross-functional/departmental) workflow optimization project workgroups.
• Altogether, gain on-the-job experience in many different aspects of scholarly publishing.

Required Qualifications

• A PhD degree in the fields of biomaterials, biochemistry, cell and molecular biology or a closely related field.
• A passion for science and its communication and are prepared to broaden their knowledge by working across a spectrum of research areas.
• Self-motivated, diplomatic, and flexible; outstanding organizational, time management, and communication skills and excellent command of the English language (both written and verbal).
• Can collaborate efficiently and effectively on multiple products with many different colleagues in teams across various global office locations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional post doc experience.
• A basic knowledge of the peer-review process (e.g., as author or reviewer) and previous experience with a manuscript handling system (e.g., Editorial Manager or Scholar One).

We power infinite possibilities.

For more than 200 years, we've transformed knowledge into discoveries that shape the world. Today, our global team of innovators, creators, and experts is driving what’s next in science, education, and publishing—creating impact that reaches everywhere. We're not just observers of progress. We're the ones accelerating scientific breakthroughs, advancing learning, and sparking innovation that redefines entire fields and improves lives. Here, your talent matters. Your ideas have room to grow. And your work creates breakthroughs that can change everything.

Wiley is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We evaluate all qualified applicants and treat all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or based on any individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Wiley is also committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants and employees with disabilities.

We are proud that our workplace promotes continual learning and internal mobility. Our values support courageous teammates, needle movers, and learning champions all while striving to support the health and well-being of all employees. We offer meeting-free Friday afternoons allowing more time for heads down work and professional development, and through a robust body of employee programing we facilitate a wide range of opportunities to foster community, learn, and grow.

We are committed to fair, transparent pay, and we strive to provide competitive compensation in addition to a comprehensive benefits package. The range below represents Wiley's good faith and reasonable estimate of the base pay for this role at the time of posting roles in the United Kingdom, Canada, USA, Austria, Czechia, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, or Spain. It is anticipated that most qualified candidates will fall within the range, however the ultimate salary offered for this role may be higher or lower and will be set based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including but not limited to, geographic location, skills, and competencies.

• Salary Range: 27,400.00 GBP to 37,333.33 GBP #LI-MS1