Editorial Coordinator

Job Overview

The Editorial Coordinator supports the journals of the Society of Biological Psychiatry by managing administrative duties related to manuscript submissions, peer reviews, and communications with authors, reviewers, and editors. This remote role focuses on ensuring efficient publication processes in a scientific publishing environment.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary email contact and communicate with authors, reviewers, and editors as necessary.
• Receive, evaluate, and assign new and/or revised manuscript submissions.
• Manage the peer review process.
• Receive decisions and process decision letters.
• Manage author appeals.
• Receive and verify completed reviews; identify ethical issues; maintain co-reviewer report.
• Conduct plagiarism checks for all revisions.
• Coordinate transfer of manuscripts between journals, if applicable.
• Manage reviews process, if applicable for assigned journal(s).
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Previous experience working within academic, preferably scientific, publishing.
• Knowledge of publication management software.
• Excellent written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Mastery of Microsoft Office software.
• Must be well organized, have the ability to handle multiple assignments, and pay close attention to details.