Publishing Integrity Manager

ACS; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement benefits

Relocation assistance

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Work from anywhere (4 weeks)

Job summary

The American Chemical Society is seeking a Publishing Ethics Analyst to join the Publishing Intelligence and Analytics team in Washington, DC. You will manage ethics cases and support editors, reviewers, and staff across a global community.

Hybrid schedule with two onsite days per week; relocation assistance available. The role emphasizes data-driven ethics oversight, documentation, and development of tools to identify and address unethical behavior in the publishing workflow.

Qualifications

• Experience in research or publication ethics preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with neutral tone.
• Strong interpersonal skills and diplomacy with a global community.
• Demonstrated project-management and strategic thinking ability.
• Exceptional attention to detail and analytical judgment.
• Broad scientific literacy across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Provide ethics case management, delivering clear, neutral guidance to editors and ACS staff.
• Assist with vendor support for ethics case management.
• Learn metadata-driven screening of manuscript submissions and peer-review activity.
• Develop documentation and resources to support editorial teams’ handling of ethics cases.
• Help monitor and develop tools to address unethical behavior within the publishing process.

Skills

Ethics case management

Vendor support

Metadata screening

Documentation

Unethical behavior detection

Peer-review workflows

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Attention to detail

Analytical judgment

Cross-disciplinary literacy

Job description

The American Chemical Society (ACS) is the world’s largest scientific membership association and one of the top five scholarly publishers in the world.The Publications Division of the ACS provides to its members and the worldwide scientific community a comprehensive collection of high-quality information products and services for the practice and advancement of the chemical sciences. The Division publishes 90+ high-quality peer-reviewed journals that cover the breadth of chemistry and allied fields, as well as a weekly magazine, peer reviewed digital books and reference works (ACS Reagents, ACS Guide to Scholarly Communications).

Within the ACS Publications Division, the Publishing Intelligence and Analytics team performs two main functions:

• Publishing Analytics team, charged with sourcing and utilizing data, metrics, and quantitative analysis to provide insights into the performance of, resource needed for, and opportunities to grow ACS Publications portfolio
• Publishing Integrity Office, charged with overseeing publications ethics within the ACS portfolio, the development and management of data standards, and advancing Inclusion and Belonging best practices.

Core job responsibilities include:

• Provide ethics case management, which involves delivering clear, neutral guidance and best‑practice support to internal stakeholders, including journal editors and ACS staff.
• Assist with vendor support for ethics case management.
• Learn metadata‑driven screening of manuscript submissions and peer‑review activity and provide coverage on an as needed basis
• Develop and provide documentation and resources to support editorial teams’ handling of ethics cases.
• Help to monitor and develop tools to better identify and address unethical behavior within the publishing process.

Skills:

• Understanding of scientific peer‑review workflows and authorship ethics; prior experience in research or publication ethics is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex or sensitive information clearly and neutrally.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact diplomatically and efficiently with a global community of authors, reviewers, and editors.
• Demonstrated project‑management skills and strategic thinking ability.
• Exceptional attention to detail, documentation discipline, and analytical judgment.
• Broad scientific literacy and the ability to evaluate technical information across disciplines.

This position will be based in the Washington D.C. office. ACS employees work a hybrid work schedule, consisting of working onsite, two days per week. ACS employees are in the office on Wednesday and Thursday. While always welcome to work in the office, employees may work the other three days of the week from a location of their choice. New employees are immediately eligible for this hybrid work arrangement. ACS offers relocation assistance, if applicable. Ability to travel for planned meetings and events up to 5-10% of the time, including both domestic and international travel.

This role is based in our Washington, DC office. A reasonable rate of base compensation for this position is$85,000- $95,000per year.ACS employees work a hybrid schedule, consisting of working onsite two days per work week, as decided by functional area. The balance of the week is open to working remotely, though employees are always welcome onsite each day if they choose.

ACS currently provides the following benefits for this position: paid vacation leave, paid sick leave, paid holidays, health insurance, flexible spending account or health care savings account, dental insurance, life insurance, vision insurance, retirement benefits, short- and long-term disability, and 4-week work from anywhere; each benefit is subject to the terms of the applicable program. Additional benefits may apply based on skills, experience, and location.

Any actual offer of employment, reflecting the total compensation package and benefits, will be made in the sole discretion of ACS. ACS reserves the right to amend or modify its employment benefits and compensation structure at any time.