Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor, BMC Health Services Research

Location: Shanghai or Pune hybrid working model

About the Role

You will contribute to the success of the BMC Series by supporting editorial handling of content in *BMC* *Health Services Research* and by driving the content development of these journals. This is a dynamic and wide-ranging role that will give you the opportunity to see content across a broad range of topics and contribute to the success of BMC as a whole.

Communication is a key part of this role, as you will need to build excellent and productive relationships with the external Editorial Board who manage the peer review process and with internal teams responsible for journal editorial office support such as Editorial Operations and Marketing.

Role Responsibilities

Content Development Scientific Comprehension
- Develop a journal development strategy for *BMC* *Health Services Research*, taking into account individual journal performance and development needs, as well as the overall strategy of the BMC series.




- Work with colleagues across the Journals group to support subject-specific strategy development at Springer Nature.
- Identify and commission reviews, collections and supplements, and work with the scientific community to drive these forward.

Peer Review Quality Decision Quality, Manuscript Assessment, Critical Scientific Evaluation, Publishing Workflows Systems
- Oversee the handling of the content published in *BMC* *Health Services Research*, primarily by advising on content handled by editorial board members, but also by handling individual submissions yourself where required.
- Investigate and resolve publishing or research ethics cases, both pre- and post-publication, with the guidance of Springer Nature Research Integrity Group when needed.
- Engage effectively with other teams to support the resolution of editorial issues and to prioritise author service while maintaining editorial standards
- Advise on editorial policy

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