Remote Senior Editor, Publication Ethics & Integrity

Public Library of Science; Lorida (FL); Remote; USD 75,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with employer match

Health, dental and vision insurance

Paid vacation and holidays

Parental leave

Remote work stipend

Job summary

Public Library of Science (PLOS) is seeking a Senior Editor, Publication Ethics to investigate and resolve ethics cases across PLOS journals, provide ethics support to journal teams, and contribute to policy development. You will focus on issues like image/data integrity, authorship disputes, and research ethics.

This fully remote role welcomes candidates based in the UK or US (FL, IL, MA, MD, NY, PA, TX, VA).

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD (or equivalent) in a scientific discipline.
• Experience in an editorial or publication ethics role in STM publishing.
• First-hand experience resolving publication ethics cases.
• A demonstrated aptitude for critically evaluating scientific articles or publication ethics issues.
• (Preferred) Post-graduate research in scientific, clinical, or social sciences.

Responsibilities

• Resolve publication ethics cases efficiently and in line with PLOS standards and COPE guidance.
• Provide timely support for others’ publication ethics case work and address escalations.
• Contribute to team and cross-functional initiatives addressing ethics and integrity.
• Support journal staff editors in resolving issues during manuscript handling, peer review, or post-publication.
• Communicate rapidly about ethics cases with stakeholders including editors, authors, and teams.
• Contribute to internal discussions on publication ethics and integrity.

Skills

Excellent communication

Highly organized

Remote collaboration

Open access

Peer review familiarity

Investigation of ethics cases

COPE standards knowledge

Image forensics (preferred)

Education

Master’s degree or PhD in science

Tools

Editorial/publication ethics

Job description

Public Library of Science (PLOS) is seeking a Senior Editor, Publication Ethics to investigate and resolve ethics cases across PLOS journals, provide ethics support to journal teams, and contribute to policy development. You will focus on issues like image/data integrity, authorship disputes, and research ethics.

This fully remote role welcomes candidates based in the UK or US (FL, IL, MA, MD, NY, PA, TX, VA).