KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Peer Review Responsibilities Manuscript Checks & Compliance Review submitted manuscripts thoroughly to ensure they meet all submission criteria and are ready for processing within the Sage Track system. Reviewer Management Invite, assign, and assist reviewers through Sage Track. Follow up with editors, associate editors (where applicable), reviewers, and authors who have not completed their tasks by the designated deadlines. Contributor Form Management Ensure that authors of accepted manuscripts complete and submit the required electronic contributor forms via Sage Track. Accepted Manuscript Quality Check Verify that accepted manuscripts contain all required components before exporting to the Sage Production team. This includes: Updated author contact information Editable electronic file formats Proper permissions for copyrighted content References formatted according to the journal’s required style (APA, Chicago, ASA, AMA, CSE, etc.)
Manuscript Export Export accepted manuscripts from Sage Track to the Sage Production Editor by the deadlines communicated by the Production team. Stakeholder Communication Respond professionally and promptly to queries from journal editors, associate editors, authors, reviewers, and Sage staff. Email Template Maintenance Update and maintain Sage Track email templates as required for individual journal needs. Oversight on Journals with Editorial Assistant Support For journals with Editorial Assistants, ensure overall peer-review health by: Troubleshooting site issues Managing relationships with editors and associate editors Guiding Editorial Assistants and acting as their first escalation point Conducting necessary follow-ups across all stakeholders Daily Tracker Maintenance Maintain and update the Daily Tracker for all ongoing tasks. Weekly Reporting Send the PRA user performance report weekly to the Peer Review Supervisor and Manager. Report Management Periodically run reports through Sage Track as required. Overd