Associate Publisher/ Publisher/ Editor - Research Journals

Assistant/ Associate/ Publisher - Mathematics Physical and Applied Science

This position is required to develop and manage some of the most prestigious journals as follows-

• Must be able to take independent responsibility for journals.
• Be responsible for Journal development by taking care of submissions, publications and acceptances in consultation with the EiC(s) and editorial boards.
• Be responsible for journal's financial health along with journal turnaround time.
• Be able to make the co-publishing partners and the EiCs aware of the evolving publishing policies and workflows and support them in adapting to the change.
• Must manage the pipeline to ensure it is growing; travel to conferences and universities for in-person conversations with researchers; conduct market research; and predict where the field is going.
• S/he must prepare for, and independently lead, individual EiC discussions, as well as Editorial Board meetings.
• S/he must be flexible and able to troubleshoot, prioritize, organize and coordinate work assignments in an efficient manner.
• Other responsibilities include administrative tasks on behalf of group, such as preparing journal proposals and contracts, maintaining paper and electronic files, managing accepted journal articles/issue for timely publication and updating future publication plans accordingly.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Proactively maintain scholarly journals by conducting frequent communications with EiCs, Societies and Editorial Boards to keep the members engaged in journal activities. Includes strategic insight, initiative and independent judgment.
• Research and prepare development plans, outlining action items for growth, making recommendations, addressing threats/weaknesses, and identifying content growth opportunities.
• Under supervision of a Senior team member, prepare proposals and/or contracts for new journals, renewals, amendments and royalty/stipend paymentsthis responsibility requires independent judgment.
• Pipeline Management: maintain pipeline reports for journal portfolio in a manner that ensures program pipeline is growing, and in a manner that is transparent to other team members.
• Special Issue activities: acquire and track special issues for journals with the purpose of acquiring content and publishing in areas where the field is growing.
• Oversee guest editor orientation and coordinate between EM (JEO) and Production: issue naming; moving papers out of special issues; ensure proper publication sequence, other technical details. Requires initiative and independent judgment.
• Editor/Reviewer Performance Issues: monitor JEO for efficient editing/reviewing practices--to include reminder schedules and assignment protocols--in order to keep submissions flowing through Editorial Manager swiftly and smoothly. Initiate reviewer incentive programs.
• Monitor publications and journal issues.
• Record keeping: keep internal systems up to date for journals and/or team journals as needed: JFlow, Editorial Manager and SNAPP, CRM, Docusign; SAP/xflow; Pricelist; subscription portal, SharePoint, Google Docs, Hive, AP payments, and other systems. Includes maintenance of Editorial Board coordinates in various systems. Must be done in a manner that provides transparency to other team members.
• Compile and upload data to Springer systems on behalf of team when needed. Assist with SharePoint and Google Drive sites where needed for team archive and pipeline purposes.
• Prepare materials for conferences, including PowerPoint presentations for board members. Assist global team as necessary.
• Prepare data for management report for Editorial Director as needed.
• Performs related duties as required.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum bachelor degree with at least 5-7 years of direct experience in developing and managing journals is a must.
• Experience working in Editorial manager will be a plus.
• Very strong Excel skills required to manage tracking projects across a portfolio of journals.
• An eye for detail; exhibiting strong organizational and analytical skills are a must.
• Ability to set own schedule and assist with team schedule and follow up on multiple projects as appropriate.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; thorough knowledge of office procedures including efficient e-recordkeeping.
• Must be able to act diplomatically in representing Springer.
• Good team player and strong interpersonal skills to manage expectations.
• Strong computer skills required in MS Word, Excel; and power point is a must.