Senior Publisher - Scholarly Books

AOSIS (Pty) Ltd.; Durbanville; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,350,000; Full time

Job summary

We are seeking a Publisher: Scholarly Books at AOSIS (Pty) Ltd. in Durbanville, South Africa. The role leads the Scholarly Books programme, making editorial decisions, developing the publishing pipeline and managing author and institutional relationships.

You will oversee peer review and ensure publication quality and integrity. The successful candidate will combine editorial judgement with strategic thinking, cultivate partnerships with authors and universities, and guide titles from proposal

Qualifications

• At least five years' relevant experience in scholarly, academic, educational or professional publishing.
• Demonstrated experience managing scholarly book projects from proposal through publication.
• Experience evaluating publishing proposals and manuscripts.
• Practical experience overseeing scholarly peer review.
• Experience working directly with authors, editors and reviewers.
• Strong understanding of publishing ethics and editorial decision-making.
• A relevant postgraduate qualification or equivalent scholarly publishing experience.
• Experience with continuous improvement of digital publishing workflows and publication processes.
• Experience in digital publishing, scholarly communication and online dissemination practices.
• Experience in AI use in digital publishing

Responsibilities

• Take editorial ownership of assigned scholarly book projects.
• Develop publishing opportunities and evaluate proposals.
• Manage author and institutional relationships.
• Oversee scholarly peer review and provide final editorial approval.
• Work with publishing operations colleagues and contractors to progress titles.
• Represent AOSIS in scholarly networks, conferences and events.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal English

Acquisitions & relationships

Strategic & commercial thinking

Editorial judgement

Education

Postgraduate qualification in scholarly publishing

Job description

We are seeking a Publisher: Scholarly Books at AOSIS (Pty) Ltd. in Durbanville, South Africa. The role leads the Scholarly Books programme, making editorial decisions, developing the publishing pipeline and managing author and institutional relationships.

You will oversee peer review and ensure publication quality and integrity. The successful candidate will combine editorial judgement with strategic thinking, cultivate partnerships with authors and universities, and guide titles from proposal