Scientific Editor - Toronto, Canada - JMIR Publications Inc

JMIR Publications Inc

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

JMIR Publications is a rapidly growing open access publisher of peer-reviewed STEM journals, with an emphasis on medicine, health, and technology titles.

The ambitious vision of JMIR Publications is to lead the transformation to open science and to contribute to a world where people are empowered by health research and technology to make effective and informed decisions.

Come help us make a real difference in open science._

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing editorial team as it supports a world-class community of editors-in-chief, deputy editors, editorial board members, reviewers, and authors.

Location

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Scientific Editorial Director and working closely with the Founding Publisher, Gunther Eysenbach as well as the editorial team, the Scientific Editor will help shape, lead, and execute scientific activities supporting editorial strategy, publication quality, and research integrity.

Key responsibilities include:

Assess submitted research papers and make recommendations with respect to our journal transfer policies and practices, section assignments, and other key judgments regarding quality and potential impact, collaborating with our editorial director, editorsinchief, journal section editors, and editorial team members
Support or make rapid and efficient editorial decisions related to papers submitted to JMIR Journals
Oversee aspects of the peer review process, particularly issues relating to standards, quality, and consistency and in support of more innovative peerreview processes
Establishing relationships with researchers through outreach to the scientific community
Recruit topquality content for publication across the portfolio of JMIR Publications journals
Work collaboratively with academic editorial board members and editors
From time to time, write or edit collaborative editorials, content in support of knowledge translation, our blog, and various social media outlets.
Support the editorial team in maintaining the highest standards of publication ethics, according to the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
Champion ways to improve the diversity of authors and editorial contributors and to foster a more equitable and inclusive editorial process
Support the Publisher / executive Editor in identifying and developing opportunities to strengthen the portfolio in line with JMIR strategy, ensuring bestinclass representation and inclusive and equitable participation of communities of interest, including editors, editorial board members, and peer review communities
Represent JMIR at industry, scientific and academic events, and with external stakeholders and policy makers.

Qualifications

Education

PhD, or MD or MD/PhD or MSc or Masters in the field of medical informatics or digital health, or adjacent fields such as public health, health services research

Experience

Active or prior biomedical scientist or academic clinician with expertise in medical informatics or digital health or adjacent fields such as public health or health services research with a basic understanding of biomedical statistics
Editorial experience in reviewing manuscripts for quality, methodological accuracy, relevance, contribution, and potential impact
Experience communicating with authors, reviewers, and editors
Proven publication record (peerreviewed papers as first author), ideally history of publishing with JMIR journals
Familiarity with reporting standards and ethical guidelines for publishing as well as awareness of the current new developments and changes in the publishing environment, such as preprints

Competencies

Problem Solving /Critical Thinking
Uses rigor, factbased data & logic to solve difficult problems. Able to quickly grasp the quality and importance of scholarly manuscripts in the field of digital health
Clear communicator, written and oral with all stakeholders; the external scientific and scholarly industry, authors and internal staff.
Energetic and innovative leader, passionate about health research and technology, innovation, and health information dissemination, and familiar with current trends in digital health

Quality of Work

Detailoriented delivering highquality research quickly and efficiently
Passion for the English academic language and clarity of expression

Honesty and Integrity

Transparent in their approach and is trusted widely by others. Is seen as open, truthful and direct. Operates with respect, transparency, committed to maintaining a high level of integrity Science standardbearer who can support all facets of evaluating and disseminating highquality research from leading authors in the field

Applications
We offer a competitive salary that is commensurate with experience.