Assistant Editor

Springer Healthcare; Pune District; On-site; INR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Springer Healthcare is seeking an editorial professional to oversee the manuscript lifecycle from submission through final decision. The role supports editors, invites reviewers, and coordinates communications among authors and reviewers to ensure timely decisions.

Ideal candidates have 2+ years in manuscript processing, strong communication and leadership, and proficiency in MS Word, Excel and Google Suite.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in manuscript publication workflow.
• Strong communication, leadership and analytical abilities.
• Proficient in 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 ensure they meet requirements for editor assignment/peer review.
• Invite potential EBMs to handle manuscripts or assign to appropriate handling editors.
• Find and invite reviewers for peer review activity.
• Support editors throughout all steps of the process, building strong working relationships.
• Collaborate with Journal Editorial staff for improvements and new initiatives.
• Handle email correspondence among authors, reviewers, editors and readers.
• Assess decision recommendations of handling editors and communicate final decisions to authors.
• Monitor manuscript progress in the process and assist to reach final decision.
• Mentor and support new team members.
• Provide inputs to improve the process to reduce turnaround time.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Analytical skills

MS Word

Excel

Google Suite

Time management

Decision making

Education

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

Job description

Job Summary

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 relationships 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 Experience

• 2+ Years

Skills

• Should have an overall work experience of 2 years, 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