Editor/ Publisher - Business, Economics, Social Science and Stats

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Job Title:  Publisher

Location(s): New Delhi

Hybrid Working Model

About the Role

The Publisher, Journals is responsible for the growth, development and editorial management of a portfolio of journals in Business, Economics, Social Sciences, and Statistics with the aim of becoming market leader within selected disciplines and geographies.

Responsibilities
 

1. Drive the editorial and publishing development of a portfolio of journals

• Drive the growth and development of a group of journals as part of the strategically defined overall portfolio within the Journals group
• Develop your journals to deliver a best-in-class author experience and enjoy maximum engagement from the Editors in Chief and Editorial Board Members (EBMs) on whom we rely
• Understand and manage the annual targets for journal submission, publication and transfer volumes as well as target turnaround times
• Ensure that all KPIs are regularly monitored, reported and met, and that action is taken as needed
• Strive for maximal efficiency and productivity of your editors, peer-reviewers and EBMs and manage/streamline the peer-review process for your journals
• Develop strong working relationships with colleagues in production, JEO, IT and other departments to ensure that any problems encountered with your journal, and particularly by authors, editors and peer reviewers, can be swiftly and effectively resolved
• Manage annual Journal Development Plans and oversee their implementation and successful conclusion

2. Understand and engage regularly with the research communities and third-party partners that your journals serve

• Attend external meetings to build close working relationships with external EiCs, EBMs, society partners and the wider research community
• Understand the trends and changes in the communities you serve to ensure that Springer Nature can respond with increased publishing volumes and/or new editors/EBMs
• Become recognized as an outstanding publishing expert by the members of the relevant research communities
• Develop and maintain relationships with a network of researchers
• Be aware of changes within the research community and publishing industry, and translate these into proposals for successful (new) products and services including the possible acquisition of new society contracts.

3. Contribute to the wider Springer Nature Journals group

• Take part in cross-departmental projects and/or company-wide task forces and working groups
• Ensure that you understand and can explain they key strategic goals of the division, and key publishing initiatives
• Take responsibility for timely resolution of research integrity/publication misconduct issues that arise in any of your journals (both pre-publication and post-publication), working with the Springer Nature Research Integrity Group (SNRIG) and Editors-in-Chief or their equivalents as appropriate
• Review new journal and commercial opportunities in consultation with the Executive Editor and contribute to journal proposals

Experience, skills and qualifications

Essential

• Excellent English-language skills
• Educated to degree or level or equivalent, preferably in a field within the Humanities and Social Sciences
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be numerate and IT systems-literate, with a sharp eye for detail

• Be a diplomatic and assertive individual who is able to work with demanding stakeholders
• Be able to organise and prioritise numerous tasks and be able to work on your own initiative
• Be resourceful and proactive in dealing with problems, queries, and opportunities
• Have excellent team-working skills to deal with people within the company and externally at all levels
• Be flexible, able to work in a multi-cultural environment and show a commercial/entrepreneurial spirit
• Have excellent networking and acquiring skills and good presentation skills

Desirable

• Previous experience within academic publishing

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Job Posting End Date:

27-09-2024