Assistant Editor

BMC; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

The Springer Nature Group is seeking an Editorial Associate in India to manage manuscript flow from submission readiness to final decision. You will coordinate with EBMs, editors and authors, ensuring timely processing and quality checks.

You will invite reviewers, support editors, and help optimize the publication process while maintaining strong working relationships across the journal team. A Master's degree and 2+ years of publishing experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience.
• Strong communication, leadership and analytical abilities.
• Proficiency with MS Word, Excel and Google Suite.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the overall pipeline of the Journal from Ready for editorial to final decision.
• Perform enhanced quality checks on manuscripts to proceed to editor assignment/peer review.
• Invite potential EBMs to handle manuscripts or assign to a suitable editor.
• Find and invite reviewers for peer review activity.
• Support Editors and build rapport with Journal Editorial staff for improvements.
• Handle email correspondence between authors, reviewers, editors and readers.
• Monitor manuscript progress and assist to reach the final decision.
• Mentor and support new team members.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Decision making

MS Word / Google Suite

Education

Master's degree or equivalent in Life science/Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics/Computer Science

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

Google Suite

Job description

About The 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.

Purpose of the Role

Discover was launched under the Springer imprint in 2020. Discover series is now a distinct imprint (to sit alongside Springer, BMC, Nature Portfolio, and Palgrave), as we believe that Discover's growth will be significantly greater with a unique identity. The AEs are responsible for processing MS from submission through to Acceptance and Support EBMs throughout all steps of the process, creating excellent working relations ships with them. The team also ensures smooth communication between the various parties involved in the publication process; (Authors, Reviewers, EBM, Guest editors, Readers, etc. for the assigned manuscript)

About The 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.

Purpose of the Role

Discover was launched under the Springer imprint in 2020. Discover series is now a distinct imprint (to sit alongside Springer, BMC, Nature Portfolio, and Palgrave), as we believe that Discover's growth will be significantly greater with a unique identity. The AEs are responsible for processing MS from submission through to Acceptance and Support EBMs throughout all steps of the process, creating excellent working relations ships with them. The team also ensures smooth communication between the various parties involved in the publication process; (Authors, Reviewers, EBM, Guest editors, Readers, etc. for the assigned manuscript)

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overseeing the overall pipeline of the Journal and processing manuscripts from the point the initial submission is marked 'Ready for editorial' through to final decision
• Perform enhanced Quality Checks on manuscripts to ensure they meet our requirements to proceed to editor assignment/peer review
• Invite potential EBMs to handle the manuscript OR assign manuscripts to an appropriate handling editor
• Find and Invite Reviewers for Peer Review activity
• Support Editors throughout all steps of 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 the final decision to the authors
• Monitor the progress of the manuscript through OTR and provide help/support to reach the final decision
• Mentor and support new team members
• Support in Technical Checks at the Initial and Revision submission stages
• Provide inputs on improving the process to reduce TAT and manage the pipeline at various stages of the editorial process
• Provide training and support in signing-offs of new team members in the role

Key Relationships

• Managing Editors
• EBMs/ Guest Editors
• Senior Editors
• Team Manager
• Authors
• Team Members
• Senior Leadership

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

• 2+ Years

Skills

• Should have an overall work experience of 2years, with a minimum of 1 year in SNTPS
• Excellent communication, leadership and analytical skills
• Proficient computer skills - MS Word, Excel, and Google Suite
• Good knowledge of performance metrics
• Organizational and time-management skills
• Strong analytical and logical reasoning ability
• Decision-making skills

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in - Life science/Physics/Chemistry/Mathematics/Computer Science

Job Posting End Date: 25-08-2026