Associate or Senior Editor, BMC Nursing

Springer Healthcare; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 5,753,000 - 8,629,000; Full time

Job summary

Springer Nature seeks an Associate or Senior Editor for BMC Nursing in a hybrid model (Shanghai or Pune). The role focuses on editorial handling of content, driving development of the journal, and building strong relations with the Editorial Board and internal teams responsible for editorial operations and marketing.

You will develop journal strategy, identify and commission reviews, oversee peer review quality, and contribute to editorial policy while representing the journals across

Qualifications

• Educated to PhD level (or equivalent) in nursing, healthcare, public health, or related discipline.
• An interest in open access publishing.
• An interest in scientific research and current knowledge of a relevant field.
• Knowledge of editorial process and related matters.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills.
• Highly customer focused.
• Strong analytical/critical appraisal skills.
• Willing to travel occasionally and represent BMC at external events.
• Able to respond to non-routine circumstances.
• Excellent time management and prioritization skills, able to balance short-term deadlines with long-term goals.
• Self-starter with a positive, can-do approach to problem-solving.
• Ability to adapt to changing circumstances.
• Ability to work cooperatively with colleagues at all levels.
• Editorial experience for Senior Editor.

Responsibilities

• Develop a journal development strategy for BMC Nursing, taking into account journal performance and development needs.
• Support subject-specific strategy development across journals group.
• Identify and commission reviews, collections and supplements, and engage with the scientific community to drive these forward.
• Oversee handling of content published in BMC Nursing and advise on editorial board submissions.
• Investigate and resolve publishing or research ethics cases with guidance as needed.
• Engage with other teams to resolve editorial issues and prioritize author service.
• Advise on editorial policy development as appropriate.
• Build relationships with Editorial Board Members and authors; call Senior Board Members on policy discussions.
• Recruit and train new editorial board members; contribute to engagement initiatives.
• Host Senior Board and Editorial Board meetings; ensure training and policy awareness.
• Develop journal website content and features; raise online visibility of journals.
• Attend conferences to promote journals and network with leaders in relevant fields.
• Increase journal visibility by writing blogs and participating in social media.

Education

PhD level in nursing/healthcare/public health

Job description

Job Title

Associate or Senior Editor, BMC Nursing

Location

Shanghai or Pune - hybrid working model

Job Summary

You will contribute to the success of the BMC Series by supporting editorial handling of content in BMC Nursing and by driving the content development of the journal. This is a dynamic and varied role that will give you the opportunity to see content across a broad range of topics and contribute to the success of BMC as a whole.

Communication is a key part of this role, as you will need to build excellent and productive relationships with the external Editorial Board who manage the peer review process and with internal teams responsible for journal editorial office support such as Editorial Operations and Marketing.

Responsibilities

• Content Development - Scientific Comprehension: Develop a journal development strategy for BMC Nursing, taking into account individual journal performance and development needs, as well as the overall strategy of the BMC series.
• Work with colleagues across the Journals group to support subject-specific strategy development at Springer Nature.
• Identify and commission reviews, collections and supplements, and work with the scientific community to drive these forward.
• Peer Review Quality - Decision Quality, Manuscript Assessment, Critical Scientific Evaluation, Publishing Workflows & Systems: Oversee the handling of the content published in BMC Nursing, primarily by advising on content handled by editorial board members, but also by handling individual submissions yourself where required.
• Investigate and resolve publishing or research ethics cases, both pre- and post-publication, with the guidance of Springer Nature Research Integrity Group when needed.
• Engage effectively with other teams to support the resolution of editorial issues and to prioritise author service while maintaining editorial standards
• Advise on editorial policy development as appropriate.
• Editorial Board Management - Communicates Effectively: Build excellent communication and relationships with Editorial Board Members and authors.
• Call Senior Board Members to discuss journal policy, specific content-related issues, editorial board recruitment etc.
• Contribute to the recruitment and training of new editorial board members
• Contribute to editorial board engagement initiatives across the journals
• Host regular Senior Board and Editorial Board Meetings, either in person or online.
• Ensure that all members of the Editorial Board are fully aware of the ethos and editorial policies of the journal and the BMC series, and have all necessary training and information to perform their roles.
• Building Awareness of the BMC Series - Communicates Effectively, Scientific & Academic Writing: Develop journal website content and features that are of interest to the community and raise the profile of the journal websites in the online environment.
• Attend conferences to promote the journals and develop a network of contacts within relevant fields.
• Increase journal visibility by writing blogs and participating in social media activities to promote journal content and BMC values.
• Contribute to the BMC team - Collaboration, Interpersonal Awareness, Being Resilient: Contribute to the culture of the BMC editorial team by supporting your colleagues, covering for them when needed and sharing expertise and experience.

Experience, Skills & Qualifications

• Essential: Educated to PhD level (or equivalent), nursing, healthcare, public health, or a related discipline.
• Essential: An interest in open access publishing
• Essential: An interest in scientific research and current knowledge of a relevant field
• Essential: Knowledge of editorial process and related matters
• Essential: Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Essential: Highly customer focused
• Essential: Strong analytical/critical appraisal skills
• Essential: Willing to travel occasionally and represent BMC at external events
• Essential: Able to respond to non-routine circumstances
• Essential: Excellent time management and prioritization skills, able to balance short-term deadlines with long-term goals
• Essential: Self-starter with a positive, can-do approach to problem-solving
• Essential: Ability to adapt to changing circumstances
• Essential: Ability to work cooperatively with colleagues at all levels
• Essential: Editorial experience for Senior Editor