Managing Editor - Journal - SYNERGY

Dartmouth Health•Lebanon, NH

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About The Position

Under moderate to general supervision from the Editor-in-Chief, the Editorial Manager is responsible for leading the day-to-day operations of the Dartmouth Journal of Healthcare Delivery Science . This includes ensuring that manuscripts for the journal are received from authors and editors according to agreed schedules and specifications, preparing manuscripts for batching to Production, and assuring that all materials are complete and otherwise ready for production.In addition, the Editorial Manager is responsible for working with Wolters-Kluwer staff and other Journal editors to develop and support the strategic objectives of the journal. Additional duties include managing budgets, ensuring adherence to contracts, and attendance and reporting at relevant professional meetings.

Requirements

BA/BS degree.
Minimum of three years experience in an editorial, production or directly related publishing project management role.
Strong organizational skills.
Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
Attention to detail.
Profi ciency with MS Offi ce applications.
Facility to learn and operate database systems.
Able to achieve deadlines.
Must be an eff ective project manager able to balance competing interests and provide a win/win experience for all stakeholders.
Must be well organized and detail oriented with proven time-management skills, including the ability to prioritize eff ectively andmanage multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential, including a strong service orientation and the ability to managerelationships with a variety of people at all levels of business.
Must have strong analytical skills with the ability to proactively identify and address problems quickly and independently.
Must have experience working with and managing project-related fi nancials.
Must be willing and able to travel up to 10% and undertake occasional weekend work.
Must be fl exible and able to work as a team member and get along with co-workers.

Nice To Haves

Experience with online manuscript submissions systems is a strong plus, as is knowledge of electronic production fi le formats andlanguages (SGML, XML, EPS, TIFF, etc.).
Profi ciency with the MS Offi ce suite is required, particularly Word and Excel.
The applicantmust have or be willing to obtain a working knowledge of database systems.
Copyediting experience desirable.

Responsibilities

Coordinating peer-review process for manuscripts from submission through final disposition for the journal (both solicited and unsolicited content)
Coordinating and troubleshooting initial author submissions, ensuring author submissions are complete and include all required ancillary materials, including license to publish agreements, permissions, figure files, etc., and providing timely follow up on any missing materials.
Tracking submissions through review process to established turnaround times, following up and escalating delays.
Managing solicitation and peer review process for special issues/supplements with Editor, Associate Editors and external peer reviewers, Publisher, and Production Department
Providing support to production team to ensure issue deadlines are met, including providing escalation support for missing materials or author/editor delays
Handling the Journal email box
Learning and remaining proficient in the use of Editorial Manager, the publisher's e-platform for manuscript management
Completing editorial lineups, working in conjunction with the Editor-in-Chief
Conducting technical checks and final read throughs
All other tasks as the Editor-in-Chief assigns to the Editorial Manager
Assisting the Editor-in-Chief with the preparation of special themed issues of the journal
Serving as liaison to relevant professional academic societies
Attending and presenting at relevant professional meetings