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Journals Commissioning and Development Editor

Journals Commissioning and Development Editor

Persona Staff • Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA
9 days ago
Job description
Responsibilities: - Develop and implement journal commissioning and development plans for a portfolio of open access journal. - Build strong relationships with Editors-in-Chief, Editorial Boards, society partners, and other academic stakeholder. - Identify target research groups, and emerging subject areas to support journal growth. - Drive initiatives to increase submissions, visibility, and community engagement. - Conduct competitor and market analysis to identify risks, opportunities, and growth areas. - Support the acquisition or initiation of new journals. - Represent the company at conferences and other relevant academic events where required. - Plan and support Editorial Board and Journal Oversight Committee meetings, including preparation of papers, meeting coordination, and minute-taking. - Manage Editorial Board and committee terms, editorial profiles, and editor contract administration. - Work with internal teams, including indexing, analytics, marketing, and publishing operations, to ensure coordinated execution. - Support journal contract renewals and broader publishing strategy projects. - Coach or guide junior colleagues where required by business needs. Requirements: - A degree-level qualification, with a masterâs degree advantageous. - Experience in scholarly publishing, ideally with responsibility for journal development, commissioning, or portfolio growth. - A sound understanding of the peer review process. - Experience building productive relationships with editors, boards, societies, or other external stakeholders. - Strong written and verbal communication skills. - Good judgement, analytical ability, and commercial awareness. - The ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and competing priorities. - A structured, organised, and proactive working style. - Confidence working across teams in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment. - Strong Microsoft Office capability, especially Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Â
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