Senior Managing Editor, Nursing for Women's Health (NWH)

OUR PURPOSE

The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) is a not-for-profit membership organization that promotes the health of women and newborns. Our mission is to empower and support nurses caring for women, newborns, and their families through research, education, and advocacy.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position is responsible for managing the daily operations and ensuring the success of Nursing for Women’s Health (NWH), the official practice journal of AWHONN. NWH is a sister journal to AWHONN’s official scientific journal JOGNN, and this role will work closely with the team of AWHONN staff and contracted Editors and Associate Editors who produce JOGNN and NWH. NWH is published six times per year.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Journal Production

·         Develop and manage the journal’s editorial calendar.

·         Oversee peer review process to ensure quality and timeliness of reviews.

·         Check submissions after editors’ edits for completeness and correctness; select callouts for articles.

·         Secure all necessary permissions and copyright agreements for all articles and maintain integrity of legal archive of copyright agreements.

·         Meet publisher’s deadlines to transmit content, approve artwork, and correct proofs.

·         Work with the Editor and the freelance Art Director to select appropriate stock imagery to accompany articles.

·         Work with the Editorial Coordinator to supply “Author’s Perspective” videos to the Publisher.

·         Coordinate with AWHONN Nurse Planners to provide Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) activities to accompany select journal articles.

·         Write or assign freelancer to write regular news column for each issue of journal called “Research & Practice Briefs”.

Editorial Development

·         Meet with the Editor and Associate Editor regularly to plan and execute their editorial vision for the journal.

·         With the Editor, plan and execute Editorial Advisory Board meetings (via Zoom) and document meeting outcomes.

·         With the Editor, recruit new members of the Editorial Advisory Board and volunteer peer reviewer pool.

·         Track performance of editors and reviewers in Editorial Manager.

·         Help plan and contribute to ongoing journal strategic planning with the Director and the Publisher.

·         Regularly review and update author guidelines and reviewer guidelines as needed.

·         Coordinate recruitment of the Editor and Associate Editor roles when terms expire.

Community Engagement & Impact

·         Coordinate journals-related activities for the annual AWHONN Convention, including editors’ presentations, annual journal awards, and exhibit hall presence, including promotions.

·         Help coordinate multimedia promotions, including social media, author videos, and graphical abstracts.

·         Work with marketing teams from AWHONN and the Publisher on promotional campaigns for the journal.

·         Other duties as assigned.

Budget Management

·         Write annual expense budget and carefully track expenses and provide forecasts to the organization as needed.

·         Other duties as assigned.

LEADERSHIP EXPECTATIONS

Serve as a knowledgeable resource on scholarly publishing for AWHONN staff. Promote a positive work environment for all staff and effectively collaborate with leadership team. This role currently has no direct supervisory responsibilities, but it does collaborate with and oversee the work of a contracted Editorial Coordinator.

SUPERVISION

Works independently under the guidance of the Director. Receives guidance on clarification and interpretation of policies of the organization. Work is occasionally reviewed upon completion.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

·         Bachelor’s degree, preferably in English, communications, or related field.

·         Editor in the Life Sciences (ELS) credential preferred.

·         Demonstrated ability to successfully manage a scholarly journal in partnership with a commercial publisher. A minimum of 5 years of experience as a managing editor is required. Experience with nursing, maternal-newborn health, and/or women’s health content is a plus.

·         Demonstrated proficiency with an editorial content management system (Editorial Manager is preferred).

·         Demonstrated ability to edit scholarly