Managing Editor, Jefore Ethiopian Journal of Applied Sciences
Habtamu Adem Yassin (Ph.D.)
Contact Information:
Phone: +251 923078795
Objectives/Goals
The primary purpose of the Managing Editor position is to work closely with the Editor-in-Chief to manage the office of publication, coordinate the manuscript submission and review process, oversee communication between contributors and reviewers, assist in determining publication content, and resolve issues arising during the editorial process.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Managing Editor shall be responsible to:
- Work closely with the Editor-in-Chief;
- Manage the office of publication;
- Call for manuscript contribution periodically;
- Collect manuscripts from contributors, acknowledge the receipt of them, and code any manuscript for evaluation and edition.
- Make preliminary screening of manuscripts and present suggestions for editor-in-Chief;
- Collaborate with the Editor-in-Chief to determine issues’ content and topics;
- Distribute manuscripts selected for review to designated reviewers;
- Remind manuscript reviewers to return the evaluated manuscripts within the allocated time;
- Collect reviewed manuscripts from reviewers in electronic copies;
- Disseminate comments received from evaluators back to manuscript contributors and collects final improved versions of manuscripts from contributors with explanation notes on how the issues raised by assessors have been treated by the author(s);
- Resolve issues that arise during the review process especially when contributors resist accepting comments given from reviewers.
- Make communication tactfully with contributors and reviewers.
- Communicate regularly with a progress report and ask questions or clarifications if necessary;
- Send again the improved manuscripts to the reviewers so that they check whether their comments have been incorporated especially when the manuscript is suggested for major revision;
- Present the selected manuscripts for publication to the editorial board members;
- Send the selected manuscripts for publication to the copy editor;
- Send finally selected manuscripts for technical editing, check that those manuscripts are properly typeset, and submit them to the selected online and print publisher;
- Disseminate the Journal and make sure that the copy of the Journal has been disseminated in hard copy to the concerned stakeholders;
- Disseminate the Journal and make sure that the copy of the Journal has been disseminated in soft copy (PDF) to the contributors.
- Ensure the manuscripts are always available online and
- Prepare agenda for the meetings of the Editorial Board in consultation with the Editor-in-Chief.