Springer Nature in India
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Job details:
Role - Deputy Editor, Scientific Reports
Location - Pune
About Springer Nature Group
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About the Brand:
Scientific Reports is a primary research journal from the publishers of Nature, covering all areas of the natural and clinical sciences. Online and open access, Scientific Reports publishes a high volume of scientifically valid, original research papers, without barriers to access. With the support of external Editorial Board Members, papers are rapidly peer-reviewed to ensure they are technically sound.
About Role
As a Deputy Editor, you will lead a team of Associate and Senior Editors. You will support the Chief Editor of Scientific Reports in overseeing the publishing team and the editorial workflows, including the peer- review process, post-publication cases, editorial board management, content development and acquisition, and, where required, making editorial decisions. Key performance indicators include rapid publication, sound peer-review practises, and high levels of service to staff, authors and Editorial Board Members.
Role Responsibilities:
- Training and line management of Associate/Senior Editor(s)
- Assist in the daily management of the journal workflow, with the objective of providing rapid, constructive peer-review and publication decisions, acting as handling editor on manuscripts as required.
- Respond to authors, reviewers, EBMs, Senior EBMs and readers of Scientific Reports in a timely fashion.
- Work with the publishing team in the allocation of manuscripts to EBMs.
- Liaise with EBMs on an on-going basis to follow up on peer review and final decisions, ensuring decision policies are adhered to at all times by EBMs.
- Resolve pre- and post-publication issues raised by staff, EBMs and readers (e.g. authorship, scope, ethics and consent, misconduct), including communication with authors and other stakeholders.
- Input to policy development initiatives and implement editorial policy as required.
- Establish and maintain relationships with EBMs, including arranging and holding in-person meetings and editorial board meetings, and supporting initiatives to further improve engagement.
- Manage recruitment and training of new EBMs where required.
- Represent Scientific Reports at international/national conferences and institutional visits as required.
- Be an active member of the Springer Nature editorial community, engaging with editorial colleagues on other journals and driving collaboration on projects as necessary.
- Sign-off social media and marketing content.
Experience, Skills & Qualifications:
- PhD-level research experience (life or health sciences)
- Previous experience co-ordinating peer review and making independent manuscript decisions within a world-class STM publishing company
- Previous experience organising and leading outreach events, interacting with senior academic stakeholders, promotion of a journal or a portfolio of journals.
- In-depth knowledge of and experience handling editorial ethics and misconduct issues
- Strong interpersonal, communication and influencing skills, and fluent in English (written and spoken)
- Strong workload management and organisational skills
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Adaptable and flexible
- Thorough knowledge of the scientific community and its needs
- Highly self-motivated, resourceful and achievement-oriented
- Sound knowledge and interest in science in general
- Willingness to travel
Springer Nature Skills associated with this Job Profile include:
SN-Communicates Effectively, SN-Interpersonal Awareness, SN-Collaboration, SN-Decision Quality, SN-Operational Excellence, SN-Manuscript Assessment, SN-Scientific & Academic Writing, SN-Publishing Workflows & Systems, SN-Critical Scientific Evaluation, SN-Scientific Comprehension, SN-Being Resilient
What We Offer
The global setup of the team and the organization, our complex system and environment and its variety are giving a chance to further develop yourself while working with team members around the globe, and international stakeholders.
At Springer Nature, we value the diversity of our teams and work to build an inclusive culture, where people are treated fairly and can bring their differences to work and thrive. We empower our colleagues and value their diverse perspectives as we strive to attract, nurture and develop the very best talent. Springer Nature was awarded Diversity Team of the Year at the 2022 British Diversity Awards. Find out more about our DEI work here https://group.springernature.com/gp/group/taking-responsibility/diversity-equity-inclusion If you have any access needs related to disability, neurodivergence or a chronic condition, please contact us so we can make all necessary accommodation. For more information about career opportunities in Springer Nature please visit https://springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatureCareers
Job Posting End Date:
19-03-2026
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