Access Microbiology Editor: Call for expressions of interest
10 July 2023
Access Microbiology is the Microbiology Society’s open research platform - publishing replication studies, negative results, case reports, research proposals, data management plans, additions to established methods, and interdisciplinary work. It covers the full spectrum of microscopic life forms and welcomes all approaches, from computational, biotechnology, and laboratory work, to environmental, clinical, and veterinary studies. It also publishes pedagogy papers on microbiology education.
The platform incorporates many elements of a preprint server and a journal, to improve the rigour, reproducibility and transparency of the academic record. The platform uses manuscript review tools to help authors improve their work, and each version of the manuscript undergoing peer review will be posted publicly online, alongside the manuscript review tool reports, reviewer reports, Editor comments and author responses, to ensure a fully transparent peer review process.
As the platform has grown over its launch year, we are looking to appoint Editors with a clinical focus to handle case reports and clinical microbiology submissions.
Editors are in office for at least three years and will be invited to attend the annual Editorial Board meeting, as well as act as representatives for the platform.
You do not need to have been involved with the Editorial Board or the Microbiology Society previously to apply. Please see a full job description and details of how to apply below.
Access Microbiology - Editor job description 2023
The closing date for applications is 14 August 2023. If you are interested in the role, please email your expression of interest and CV to Ffion-Haf Watson at [email protected].
The Microbiology Society is committed to creating an inclusive culture that supports equality and diversity and fully reflects both its membership and the global microbiology community. The Society seeks to actively encourage all practices that reflect a diverse society.
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