Editorial Team Roles

Editor-in-Chief

Be actively involved in promoting the journal development and public awareness
Decide development strategy of the journal each year
Determine scope and direction of the journal
Maintaining content quality and integrity
Managing the editorial team
Navigating the digital landscape
Pre-check and make decision on manuscripts and to ensure quality of publications
Provide feedback timely and to launch the journal with editorial team’s assistance
Recommend editorial board members
Setting the editorial vision and direction
Skills required for success
Supervise the journal in technique and to improve its scientific content
The public face of the publication

Defining and executing the editorial strategy of a publication
Develop content ideas
Hiring, managing, and mentoring a team of editors, writers, and other content creators.
Manage editorial staff
Monitor and evaluate content performance
Review and approve content
Reviewing and approving all content before publication, ensuring that it meets the standards of quality, accuracy, and style
Stay updated and innovative, developing a vision and a plan for the website that aligns with the platform’s goals and audience needs
Working with other executives and stakeholders to optimize the website’s performance, reach, and revenue; and staying updated on the latest trends and developments in the online publishing industry and adapting the website accordingly

Build relationships inside the business
Develop and execute content strategy
Ensure all those roles stay filled and that everyone works together seamlessly
Hiring and overseeing a variety of content roles, including freelancers and part-timers
Make content decisions with the business in mind
Oversee the content creation process

Be actively involved in discussion and finalization on strategic plan and long-term achievement of the journal with editor-in-chief and other editorial board members
Be actively involved in promoting the journal development and public awareness
Make decision on manuscripts, especially when Editor-in-Chief or other academic editors have conflicts of interest with authors
Provide suggestion to the editor-in-chief regarding to the scope and direction of the journal
Provide technical support and professional advice to promote scientific content of the journal
Recommend other experts to join editorial board
Review certain number of manuscript, especially when reviewers provide conflicting recommendations

Attend editorial meetings and assist in strategic decision-making
Help the journal attract high-quality manuscripts by promoting the journal at relevant conferences and workshops
May be designated by the editor-in-chief to act as a handling editor on relevant articles and oversee the review and editorial decision-making process
Provide feedback and suggestions for the improvements of the journal
Provide scientific expertise for the journal
Serve as peer reviewer on selected articles
Suggest topics and authors for commissioned reviews and commentaries

Avoid outdated/invalid methods, even if pre-specified in the protocol
Ensure that all copy editing is done properly then send to the publisher for the final production stage
Provide statistical direction to the journal
To ensure that the statistical tests used were appropriate, the results are properly interpreted and reported
Validating statistical methodology, trends and results