Assistant Editor: Scholarly Publishing

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

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.