Sage
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Job details:
Peer Review Associate (PRA)
Role Summary
The Peer Review Associate is responsible for managing research paper submissions for academic journals and ensuring a smooth peer review process from submission to publication.
Key Responsibilities
- Review submitted manuscripts and ensure they meet journal requirements.
- Coordinate with editors and assign suitable reviewers.
- Follow up with authors, reviewers, and editors to ensure timely completion of tasks.
- Respond to queries from authors, reviewers, editors, and internal stakeholders.
- Check accepted manuscripts for completeness, formatting, permissions, and required documentation.
- Transfer finalized manuscripts to the production team within established deadlines.
- Maintain journal records, reports, trackers, and email templates.
- Monitor manuscript progress and resolve workflow-related issues.
- Act as a liaison between journal editors and internal teams.
Required Skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Good organizational and time-management abilities.
- Ability to coordinate with multiple stakeholders.
- Problem-solving and follow-up skills.
- Team-oriented approach and customer-service mindset.
- Ability to work effectively under deadlines.
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
- 1-2 years of experience in publishing, editorial support, content management, customer support, or a related field.
Job Overview
- A Peer Review Associate supports academic journals by managing manuscript submissions, coordinating the review process, communicating with authors and editors, and ensuring accepted papers are ready for publication.
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