Remote Senior Editor, Publication Ethics

Content Creators; Northern (KY); Remote; USD 75,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k with employer match

Paid vacation and holidays

Parental leave

Remote work environment with home‑offi

Private medical insurance (UK)

Pension with employer match

Job summary

PLOS is seeking a Senior Editor, Publication Ethics, to investigate and resolve ethics cases across journals, support journal teams, and contribute to ethics initiatives. This role involves handling complex cases, training staff, and maintaining professional communications within a fully remote team across time zones.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in integrity issues, familiarity with COPE standards, and experience in STM publishing, with the ability to lead casework and

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in a scientific discipline.
• Experience in an editorial or publication ethics role in STM publishing.
• First-hand experience resolving publication ethics cases.
• Post-graduate research experience in a scientific, clinical, or social sciences discipline (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Resolve publication ethics cases efficiently and in line with PLOS standards and COPE guidance; provide timely support for others’ publication ethics case work.
• Contribute to team-level and cross-functional initiatives addressing ethics and integrity issues.
• Support journal staff editors in resolving ethics issues during manuscript handling, peer review, or post-publication.
• Communicate rapidly about ethics cases with stakeholders including editors, authors, and other teams.
• Participate in cross-team discussions on publication ethics and research integrity.
• Attend COPE Forums and stay aware of cross-industry ethics initiatives.
• Assist with recruitment and onboarding for vacant team positions and train staff on ethics case management.
• Maintain high professionalism in all internal and external communications.

Skills

Communication skills

Organized

Remote collaboration

Open access commitment

Publication ethics knowledge

Investigative experience

COPE standards

Image forensics (preferred)

Education

Master's degree or PhD in a scientific discipline

Job description

PLOS is seeking a Senior Editor, Publication Ethics, to investigate and resolve ethics cases across journals, support journal teams, and contribute to ethics initiatives. This role involves handling complex cases, training staff, and maintaining professional communications within a fully remote team across time zones.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in integrity issues, familiarity with COPE standards, and experience in STM publishing, with the ability to lead casework and