Job Title:Assistant Editor Location(s):PuneAbout Springer Nature Group Springer Nature opens the doors to discovery for researchers, educators, clinicians and other professionals. Every day, around the globe, our imprints, books, journals, platforms and technology solutions reach millions of people. For over 180 years our brands and imprints have been a trusted source of knowledge to these communities and today, more than ever, we see it as our responsibility to ensure that fundamental knowledge can be found, verified, understood and used by our communities – enabling them to improve outcomes, make progress, and benefit the generations that follow. Visitgroup.springernature.comand follow @SpringerNature / @SpringerNatureGroup About The Brand Springer Nature Technology and Publishing Solutions is the technology and publishing solutions arm of the Springer Nature Group. We leverage our insight in the publishing domain and acquire, produce and deliver content across media and markets using our Technology and Publishing Solutions. With a focus on technology driven solutions and deep insight in the publishing domain, Springer Nature Technology and Publishing Solutions offers a range of services that help our Group brand acquire, produce and deliver content in the most efficient ways possible. We are driven by over 1000 professionals in Technology, Research & Analysis and Marketing shared services.About the Role Assistant Editors play an important role in the manuscript ‘submission to accepts’ process, overseeing tasks such as conducting suitability checks, finding, and assigning EBMs, and managing communication with editors, reviewers, and authors. They play a key role in facilitating decision-making, resolving author queries, and ensuring manuscripts progress smoothly through the publishing pipeline. Furthermore, they monitor the overall health of the journal by reviewing its performance, identifying challenges, and proposing solutions. In essence, they act as catalysts in the peer review process, ensuring high-quality manuscripts are delivered to EBMs and peer review is conducted efficiently and within set timelines.Roles Responsibilities
Perform enhanced Quality Checks (Suitability Assessment) on manuscripts to ensure they meet our requirements to proceed to editor assignment/peer review
Responsible for managing Journal pipeline by processing manuscripts from 'Ready for editorial' through to final decision
Invite EBMs to handle the manuscript OR assign manuscripts to an appropriate handling editor
Support Editors throughout the process, creating excellent working relationships with them
Collaborate and build rapport with Journal editorial staff for continuous improvement/updates and new initiatives in the process
Handle email correspondence between the various parties involved in the publication process; (Authors, Reviewers, Editors, Guest editors, Readers, etc. for the assigned manuscript)
Assess the decision recommendation of Handling Editors and send final decision to authors
Monitor progress throughout the review process and provide help/support to reach final decision
Mentor and support new team members
Provide inputs on improving the process to reduce TAT and manage pipeline at various stages of the editorial process
Key Relationships
Authors, EBMs, and Peer Reviewers
Journal Editors
Journal Editorial Office
External Partners (Vendors)
Experience, Skills & QualificationsExperience
2 years of experience with minimum 1 year in Scientific Publishing
Good understanding of Publishing process and Peer review systems
Skills
Good Communication Skills (written and verbal English)
