Publishing Editor

3 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom SAGE Publications, Inc. Full time

Overview:
To actively manage a portfolio of journals, developing its quality, profile, market share and financial performance in line with SAGE's strategy. To maintain positive relationships with journal editorial boards and publishing partners, delivering high quality service and guidance.

Essential Job Functions & Responsibilities:

- Actively manage journal editor performance, establishing and implementing best practice with regard to manuscript submission, peer review process, revision and resubmission policies, and optimal editorial board function. Undertake recruitment of new editors or replace editors where
necessary
- Monitor the financial performance of journals in the assigned portfolio, maximising revenues and controlling costs
- Provide information and advice to journal editors and partner societies to help them improve the quality of content published in their journals.
- Successfully negotiate editor and society contract renewals, produce profit and loss statements, prepare draft contracts and lead contract approval process through to contract signature
- Lead journal editorial board meetings and represent SAGE at conferences where appropriate.
- Liaise with other departments to ensure that the journals are produced, marketed and distributed in an appropriate way and within acceptable costs.
- Where required, be responsible for handling acquired titles from contract through to publication by SAGE by coordinating with other departments to ensure necessary actions are completed on time.
- Support the Senior Publishing Editor/Publisher/Senior Publisher as required with departmental projects and tasks

Qualifications & Education:

- Experience in running journals, ideally at an academic or scientific journal publisher
- Good understanding of the journal publication process and industry.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, able to delivering presentations and communicate information confidently and clearly.
- Excellent Relationship management skills


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