Publishing Integrity Manager

ACS • Washington, DC

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The American Chemical Society (ACS) is the world’s largest scientific membership association and one of the top five scholarly publishers in the world. The Publications Division of the ACS provides to its members and the worldwide scientific community a comprehensive collection of high-quality information products and services for the practice and advancement of the chemical sciences. The Division publishes 90+ high-quality peer-reviewed journals that cover the breadth of chemistry and allied fields, as well as a weekly magazine, peer reviewed digital books and reference works (ACS Reagents, ACS Guide to Scholarly Communications). Within the ACS Publications Division, the Publishing Intelligence and Analytics team performs two main functions: Publishing Analytics team, charged with sourcing and utilizing data, metrics, and quantitative analysis to provide insights into the performance of, resource needed for, and opportunities to grow ACS Publications portfolio Publishing Integrity Office, charged with overseeing publications ethics within the ACS portfolio, the development and management of data standards, and advancing Inclusion and Belonging best practices.

Requirements

• Understanding of scientific peer‑review workflows and authorship ethics
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• prior experience in research or publication ethics is preferred.

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.

Benefits

• paid vacation leave
• paid sick leave
• paid holidays
• health insurance
• flexible spending account or health care savings account
• dental insurance
• life insurance
• vision insurance
• retirement benefits
• short- and long-term disability
• 4-week work from anywhere
• relocation assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees