This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Peer Review Associate based in India.
This role offers the opportunity to support the end-to-end peer review process for academic journals in a structured, collaborative publishing environment.
You will coordinate manuscript workflows from initial submission through acceptance and preparation for production.
The position combines editorial operations, stakeholder communication, quality control, and workflow management.
You will work closely with authors, reviewers, editors, and internal teams to keep submissions progressing efficiently and accurately.
Strong organization and attention to detail will be essential for meeting service levels, publication standards, and deadlines.
The role also provides opportunities to contribute to process improvements, reporting, and operational excellence.
It is well suited to a detail-oriented qualified who enjoys working with people, processes, and scholarly content.
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Accountabilities




Review newly submitted manuscripts against journal submission guidelines and ensure they are ready to enter the peer review process.
Manage manuscript workflows within the relevant tracking system, monitoring progress and ensuring timely movement through each stage.
Invite, assign, and support peer reviewers while following up with authors, editors, and reviewers on outstanding actions and deadlines.
Monitor manuscript status, identify workflow bottlenecks, and proactively resolve or escalate issues that could affect turnaround times.
Verify that accepted manuscripts contain all required documentation and files, including author information, editable files, copyright permissions, contributor agreements, and appropriately formatted references.
Coordinate the completion of electronic contributor agreements and transfer production-ready manuscripts to the Production team within established timelines.
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📌 Peer Review Associate (India)
🏢 Jobgether
📍 India