Publishing Integrity Manager

American Chemical Society

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

The American Chemical Society (ACS) is seeking a Publishing Integrity Manager to join the Publishing Intelligence and Analytics team within the ACS Publications Division. This team has two main functions: Publishing Analytics, which focuses on data and metrics to understand the performance and growth of the ACS Publications portfolio, and the Publishing Integrity Office, which oversees publication ethics, data standards, and Inclusion and Belonging best practices. This role will be instrumental in upholding the ethical standards of ACS Publications.

Requirements

Understanding of scientific peer-review workflows and authorship ethics; prior experience in research or publication ethics is preferred.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex or sensitive information clearly and neutrally.
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interact diplomatically and efficiently with a global community of authors, reviewers, and editors.
Demonstrated project-management skills and strategic thinking ability.
Exceptional attention to detail, documentation discipline, and analytical judgment.
Broad scientific literacy and the ability to evaluate technical information across disciplines.

Responsibilities

Provide ethics case management, which involves delivering clear, neutral guidance and best-practice support to internal stakeholders, including journal editors and ACS staff.
Assist with vendor support for ethics case management.
Learn metadata-driven screening of manuscript submissions and peer-review activity and provide coverage on an as needed basis.
Develop and provide documentation and resources to support editorial teams’ handling of ethics cases.
Help to monitor and develop tools to better identify and address unethical behavior within the publishing process.