Publishing Ethics Screening Analyst

Elsevier; City of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading scientific publishing company is seeking a Publishing Ethics Screening Analyst in London. The role involves analyzing and validating concerns in manuscripts, ensuring compliance, and reviewing authors' remediation efforts. The ideal candidate will have experience in scientific publishing, excellent analytical, communication, and organizational skills. This opportunity offers a collaborative work environment with a focus on research integrity and ethical publishing.

Benefits

Generous holiday allowance

Health screening and private medical benefits

Wellbeing programs

Access to development resources

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in scientific and medical publishing required.
• Excellent communication skills are essential.
• Ability to analyze, organize, and prioritize tasks effectively.

Responsibilities

• Analyze flagged manuscripts to validate concerns.
• Decide on remediation paths for the authors.
• Review manuscripts for compliance post-remediation.
• Communicate concerns to relevant parties effectively.
• Gather insights to propose editorial process changes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Fact-checking

Education

Experience in scientific and medical publishing

Knowledge of peer-review processes

Job description

## .**Publishing Ethics Screening Analyst****Location: UK****About our Team**At STM Journals, we collaborate with researchers to facilitate the publication of their impactful scientific discoveries, with a focus on rigorous peer review, ethics, and reproducibility. In support of our portfolio of 2700+ hybrid and open access scientific journals, you will actively contribute to advancing science, improving health outcomes, and fostering equitable participation in publishing.**About the Role**We seek a collaborative, analytical, and organized colleague to play a pivotal role in pre-publication screening of manuscripts. You will prioritize work, fact-check meticulously, and communicate effectively. You are passionate about research integrity and publishing ethics. You will work with Editors and Publishers to resolve concerns before manuscript acceptance.**Responsibilities*** Analyzing concerns in manuscripts flagged by Elsevier’s research integrity technology solution to validate signals or resolve false positives.* Deciding, according to protocols, which concerns can be remediated by the authors before reconsideration.* Reviewing manuscripts where concerns have been remediated to ensure compliance with requests and the journal policies and Guides for Authors.* Communicating concerns, to Editors, Publishers, and authors for due consideration, according to protocols.* Gathering and sharing insights to propose changes to editorial and research integrity workflows and processes in response to new behaviors or challenges.* Becoming an expert in the use of technologies and tools to provide insights into potential unethical behaviors and providing feedback regarding potential new features or improvements.* Becoming an expert in publishing ethics best practices and becoming a trusted partner to internal and external stakeholders.**Requirements*** Have relevant demonstrable experience of scientific and medical publishing* Have Knowledge of peer-review and the publishing process* Have excellent communication skills* Display excellent analytical, organizational and prioritization skills* Have the ability to work methodically, problem-solve and fact-check* An assessment or case study may be part of our selection procedure.**Work in a way that works for you**We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. With an average length of service of 9 years, we are confident that we offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.**Working with us**We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to help you succeed. Here, you will find an inclusive, agile, collaborative, innovative and fun environment, where everyone has a part to play. Regardless of the team you join, we promote a diverse environment with co-workers who are passionate about what they do, and how they do it.* Working in a hybrid way from both the office and at home* Working flexible hours - flexing the times you work in the day**Working for you**At Elsevier, we know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:* Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days* Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits* Wellbeing programs* Life assurance* Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme* Long service awards* Save As You Earn share option scheme* Travel Season ticket loan* Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave* Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children* RE CARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you* Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer* Access to extensive learning and development resources* Access to employee discounts via Perks at WorkA global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. 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