Senior Editor - Africa Health & Open Access

LexisNexis South Africa Shared Services (Pty) Ltd Company; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lancet Regional Health – Africa, based in Cape Town, seeks an in-house Senior Editor to oversee creation and publication of original material for the online journal. You will manage submissions, perform quality peer review, and build global expert relationships to disseminate research findings.

We value diversity and invite applicants with medical or related advanced degrees, extensive editorial experience, and strong English writing skills to lead an editorial team under tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• Medical or related field with postgrad experience.
• Extensive editorial experience at senior level.
• Strong knowledge of biological/medical sciences and regional health issues.
• Ability to engage external stakeholders, including professionals and media.

Responsibilities

• Manage peer review of high-quality research and commission authors.
• Develop and maintain relationships with regional health community.
• Attend conferences to represent the journal and identify topics.
• Write editorials and content as required.
• Develop initiatives for future development of the journal.

Skills

Editorial leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Academic writing

Quality peer review

Education

Medical Degree or PhD

Tools

MS Office

Job description

The Lancet Regional Health – Africa, based in Cape Town, seeks an in-house Senior Editor to oversee creation and publication of original material for the online journal. You will manage submissions, perform quality peer review, and build global expert relationships to disseminate research findings.

We value diversity and invite applicants with medical or related advanced degrees, extensive editorial experience, and strong English writing skills to lead an editorial team under tight deadlines.