Role Summary The Journal Coordinator - Open Access plays a key role in the editorial operations of scientific medical journals This position involves handling article submissions coordinating the peer review process maintaining communication with authors reviewers and editors and ensuring smooth publication workflow The ideal candidate ensures quality timeliness and stakeholder satisfaction across all journal processes Key Responsibilities Maintain and update the database of article submissions and track progress through the review and publication pipeline Glassdoor Check manuscripts for errors inconsistencies and make corrections before moving forward in the process Glassdoor Screen incoming submissions as the first point of contact and forward them to the review department Glassdoor Generate and assign a manuscript identification number for each new submission Glassdoor Liaise with authors editors and reviewers by email phone to provide status updates request revisions and clarify queries Glassdoor Work with tele-caller outreach teams to follow up on submissions or queries try to convert negative undecided queries into accepted submissions Glassdoor Collect and maintain detailed author and reviewer profiles contact info publication history research interests for journal indexing and outreach Glassdoor Ensure the manuscript is processed for publication PDF HTML e-print formats in collaboration with web development production teams Glassdoor Handle queries from different nationalities subject areas in a professional manner Glassdoor Develop relationships with universities research institutions and scholars globally for potential collaboration and author acquisition Glassdoor Contribute to indexing archiving and ensuring the journal content is optimized for search engines and databases Glassdoor Undertake additional tasks or responsibilities assigned by management whether temporary or permanent Desired Skills Attributes Excellent proficiency in English reading writing comprehension to spot inconsistencies and errors Glassdoor Ability to identify poorly written or low-quality submissions Glassdoor Valuable typing speed accuracy example given 36-40 WPM with 90 accuracy Glassdoor Understanding of the publication peer review process editorial systems and best practices in scientific publishing Glassdoor Capability to handle multiple tasks prioritize and meet deadlines Good communication skills email phone for stakeholder coordination Familiarity with databases indexing services author reviewer profiling Experience in customer client interaction query resolution basic promotion publicizing skills Glassdoor Comfortable working in a team and maintaining a reliable professional reputation with authors editors and reviewers Qualifications Experience Postgraduate degree MSc or equivalent in Physics Chemistry Mathematics Life Sciences Biochemistry Biotechnology Pharmacy or allied streams Glassdoor Exposure or experience in scientific publishing journal management or editorial coordination is desirable Prior work in handling manuscripts editing or academic content is a plus Performance Metrics Expectations Turnaround time Minimize delay from submission to review decision Quality metrics Low error correction rates in manuscripts passed on Stakeholder satisfaction Positive feedback from authors reviewers editors Submission throughput Maintain or increase volume of accepted high-quality articles Performance Metrics KPIs Revenue Target Monthly and quarterly goals linked to APCs article acceptance and special issues Abstract Target Number of abstracts extracted curated and processed each month Quality Metrics Peer review turnaround time editorial decision accuracy and author satisfaction Job Types Full-time Part-time Internship Pay 121 633 96 - 210 580 27 per year Work Location Remote

📌 Journal Coordinator – Open Access (India)
🏢 Choleric Group
📍 India