Associate or Senior Editor, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Location: New York or Philadelphia  (Hybrid Working) 

Closing date: March 27th, 2025

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About the Role

You will contribute to the success of the BMC Series by supporting editorial handling of content in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth and by driving the content development of this journal. This is a dynamic and varied role that will give you the opportunity to see content across a broad range of topics and contribute to the success of BMC as a whole. Communication is a key part of this role, as you will need to build excellent and productive relationships with the external Editorial Board who manage the peer review process and with internal teams responsible for journal editorial office support.

This full time permanent position is offered in either the New York or Philadelphia  offices on a hybrid working pattern; please note that fully remote work is not offered.

Role Responsibilities:

Content development

• Work with other journal Editors to develop a journal development strategy for BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, taking into account journal performance and development needs, as well as the overall strategy of the BMC series.

• Work with colleagues across the Journals group to support subject-specific strategy development at Springer Nature.

• Identify and commission reviews, collections and supplements, and work with the scientific community to drive these forward.

Peer review quality

• Oversee the handling of the content published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, primarily by advising on content handled by editorial board members, but also by handling individual submissions yourself where required.   

• Investigate and resolve publishing or research ethics cases, both pre- and post-publication, with the guidance of Springer Nature Research Integrity Group when needed.

• Engage effectively with other teams to support the resolution of editorial issues and to prioritize author service while maintaining editorial standards

• Advise on editorial policy development as appropriate.

Editorial Board management

• Build excellent communications and relationships with Editorial Board Members and authors.

• Call Senior Board Members to discuss journal policy, specific content-related issues, editorial board recruitment etc.

• Contribute to the recruitment and training of new editorial board members

• Contribute to editorial board engagement initiatives across the journals

• Host regular Senior Board and Editorial Board Meetings, either in person or online.

• Ensure that all members of the Editorial Board are fully aware of the ethos and editorial policies of the journal and the BMC series, and have all necessary training and information to perform their roles.

 
Build awareness of the BMC Series

• Contribute to the efforts of the marketing team, providing input into marketing plans and activities.

• Develop journal website content and features that are of interest to the community and raise the profile of the journal websites in the online environment.

• Attend conferences to promote the journal and develop a network of contacts within relevant fields.

• Increase journal visibility by writing blogs and participating in social media activities to promote