Associate or Senior Editor, BMC Psychology

Overview

In this role you drive the development and editorial quality of BMC Psychology within the BMC Series. You will collaborate with the Editorial Board and internal teams to shape content strategy, commissions, and reviews, while upholding high editorial standards and research integrity. You’ll engage with the community, promote the journal, and represent BMC externally. This is a dynamic position at a leading open access publisher offering broad exposure across topics and platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop a journal development strategy for BMC Psychology aligned with BMC Series goals
• Support subject-specific strategy development across the Journals group
• Identify and commission reviews, collections, and supplements, engaging the scientific community
• Oversee editorial handling and advise on content submitted by editorial board members
• Investigate and resolve publishing or research ethics cases with support from the Research Integrity Group
• Coordinate with other teams to resolve editorial issues and maintain author focus and editorial standards
• Advise on editorial policy development as appropriate
• Build relationships with Editorial Board Members and authors; manage board recruitment and engagement
• Host Senior Board and Editorial Board meetings and ensure comprehensive training and policy awareness
• Develop website content and features, promote conferences, blogs, and social media to raise journal visibility
• Contribute to the culture of the editorial team through collaboration and knowledge sharing

Key requirements

• PhD in psychology, mental health, or related field
• Interest in open access publishing
• Interest in scientific research and up-to-date knowledge in a relevant field
• Knowledge of editorial processes and related matters
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Strong customer focus
• Analytical/critical appraisal skills
• Willingness to travel occasionally and represent BMC at external events
• Ability to respond to non-routine circumstances
• Excellent time management and prioritization—balancing short-term deadlines with long-term goals
• Self-starter with a positive problem-solving mindset
• Ability to adapt to changing circumstances and work well in a team
• Editorial experience (for Senior Editor)

• communication
• influencing
• collaboration
• editorial processes
• publishing workflows and systems
• research ethics handling

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