Scholarly Publishing & Journal Management Specialist

We're Hiring: Scholarly Publishing & Journal Management Specialist (Full-Time)

Location: Remote /Office/ India / Delhi

Employment Type: Full-Time

We are looking for an experienced Scholarly Publishing & Journal Management Specialist to join our team.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support scholarly journal publishing workflows.
• Work closely with the product and technical teams to improve editorial and publishing processes.
• Analyze manuscript submission, peer review, editorial decision, production, and publication workflows.
• Prepare workflow documentation and functional requirements.
• Test publishing workflows and identify process improvements.
• Provide guidance on best practices in scholarly publishing.
• Support journal onboarding, configuration, and training.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in scholarly publishing or journal management.
• Hands-on experience with Open Journal Systems (OJS) is mandatory.
• Strong understanding of the complete journal publishing lifecycle, including manuscript submission, peer review, editorial workflows, revisions, copyediting, production, and publication.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Skills

Experience with one or more of the following:

• ScholarOne
• Editorial Manager
• Crossref
• ORCID
• DOI registration
• JATS XML
• Scopus
• Web of Science
• DOAJ
• COPE Guidelines
• Open Access publishing

What We're Looking For

We're looking for someone who understands scholarly publishing beyond software—someone who has hands-on experience managing journal workflows and can contribute practical knowledge and industry best practices.

Education

We believe practical knowledge and hands-on experience are more valuable than formal qualifications. A college degree is not mandatory for this role. If you have strong expertise in scholarly publishing, journal management, and hands-on experience with OJS or other journal management systems, we encourage you to apply regardless of your educational background.