If you re passionate about making a difference, value flexibility and autonomy, and are looking for a supportive and inclusive setting, consider making Sage your next career move.

Job Purpose

To proactively develop journals in order to deliver growth in terms of published content. To build relationships with authors and editors such that journals meet or exceed their published content targets.

Key Accountabilities

- Manage peer review processes, up to and including recommendations, within agreed timeframes, as required; ensure that all published content meets required ethical and scientific standards; recommend changes to peer review processes to improve efficiency.

- Support internal and external stakeholders to ensure that journals publish high quality content consistently and in a timely manner.

- Undertake to maintain strong subject knowledge within allocated journal fields, including via national and international conference attendance when required.

- Execute the editorial strategy of the allocated journals, in line with SAGE s wider strategy.

- Develop the quality, profile, market share, budget and financial performance of journals within the assigned portfolios, in line with SAGE s wider strategy.

- Build and maintain positive relationships across SAGE and with external partners, including journal editors and boards.

- Support any ethical peer review investigations, plagiarism, and duplication concerns on journals within assigned portfolio.

- Monitor and stay within own agreed travel budget.

Skills, Qualifications Experience

- Graduate in engineering or physical sciences (MSc, or BSc with appropriate peer-review experience)

- Experience in journals publishing

- Good commercial awareness

- High level communication and interpersonal skills

- Strategic awareness, including a detailed understanding of industry trends and best practice

- Excellent prioritisation skills and a high level of adaptability





- Proficient in standard IT packages, including Microsoft Office

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At Sage we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that is representative of all sections of society and to sustaining a culture that celebrates difference, encourages authenticity, and creates a deep sense of belonging. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, disability, sex or gender identity, sexual orientation, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief as creating value through diversity is what makes us strong.

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About Sage

Sage is a global academic publisher of books, journals, and library resources with a growing range of technologies to enable discovery, access, and engagement. Our mission is building bridges to knowledge supporting the development of ideas through the research process to scholarship that is certified, taught, and applied.

Sage is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified applicants. Accommodations will be made for any part of the interview process.

Research Gurugram, India

Assistant Managing Editor

If you re passionate about making a difference, value flexibility and autonomy, and are looking for a supportive and inclusive environment, consider making Sage your next career move.

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📌 Assistant Managing Editor (Gurugram)
🏢 Sage Publications India
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