Peer Review Assistant

Summary

Join Academia.edu, a leading platform for researchers, as a Peer Review Manager. You will oversee the peer-review process for manuscripts, ensuring timely and high-quality reviews. Responsibilities include screening reviewers, checking reports, collaborating with authors and publishing managers, and working with production services. The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor's degree in a natural or technical science field, 1.5 years of relevant experience, and strong skills in MS Office applications and various file formats. A Master's degree is preferred but not required. Benefits include competitive compensation, professional and personal development opportunities, work-from-home flexibility, and flexible working hours.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a natural or technical science field and sufficient proven experience processing papers for journals within natural or technical sciences fields
• 1.5 years experience overseeing the day-to-day peer-review activities for a scientific journal in a similar role within an academic publishing company or within the publishing department of a scientific society/association
• Experience working independently and demonstrating initiative
• Experience efficiently managing publication logistics for a large volume of manuscripts
• Familiarity with HTML, PDF, LaTex and XML formats
• Strong skills using MS office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to pay close attention to detail
• Ability to meet time-sensitive deadlines
• Ability to adapt to change and to prioritize multiple responsibilities with a sense for business impact

Responsibilities

• Oversee the peer-review process of manuscripts, ensuring a timely and high-quality peer-review process and a smooth manuscript journey
• Screen lists of recommended reviewers in the Academia.edu database and look for suitable candidates outside the platform to ensure qualified reviewers are invited
• Check the collected peer review reports and lead manuscripts through subsequent editorial decisions and author revisions
• Collaborate closely with authors to ensure all relevant information is collected in a timely manner and manuscripts are revised to reviewers' and editors' satisfaction
• Collaborate closely with the Publishing Managers of the assigned journals to prevent any delays and issues that could impact reputation or adherence to ethical norms
• Collaborate with the production service provider to ensure manuscripts are prepared according to internal guidelines and industry standards, and published without delays following the final acceptance
• Work independently and against short deadlines so the published papers meet the high standards of presentation expected by authors, editors, and indexing databases

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Professional and personal development
• Work from home
• Flexible working hours