ECS is seeking to fill the position of Technical Editor of the Electrochemical Engineering Topical Interest Area for the Journal of The Electrochemical Society.
The Electrochemical Engineering (EE) Topical Interest Area (TIA) includes industrial electrochemistry; the mathematical modeling of electrochemical reactors and devices; electrochemical machining; and the electrochemical synthesis of compounds. Specific topics include: kinetics, selectivity, and yields; mass, momentum, and heat transport; and electrode designs and evaluation.
The Journal of The Electrochemical Society (JES) has been in existence since 1902. Along with the ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology (JSS), JES and JSS provide unparalleled opportunities to disseminate basic research and technology results in electrochemical and solid state science and technology. JES and JSS each publish a minimum of 12 regular and focus issues each year. All ECS journals offer Author Choice Open Access.
ECS maintains 13 TIAs, and there is one Technical Editor for each TIA, supported by Associate Editors and an Editorial Advisory Board. Technical Editors for the ECS journals ensure the publication of original, significant, well-documented, peer-reviewed articles that meet the objectives of the relevant journal, and are within the scope of the Society’s TIAs.
The Society’s Technical Editors actively solicit manuscripts for their TIA through being involved in their technical community, engaging the ECS Divisions, and working with the staff to effectively communicate to their TIA’s stakeholders. Technical Editors ensure an efficient and fair peer review process and minimize lag time of manuscript submissions. They work to recruit and select editorial reviewers. Technical Editors are required to adhere to policies and procedures for: (a.) manuscript submission and authorship criteria; (b.) peer review, evaluation of decisions regarding publication, and methods for reconsideration of rejected manuscripts; (c.) maintaining the scientific integrity and confidentiality of the peer review process; (d.) the identification and recommendation of theme/focus issues and supplements; (e.) handling conflict of interest and disclosure issues; and (f.) handling allegations and findings of scientific misbehavior and misconduct. Technical Editors must clearly communicate publication guidelines and policies and oversee compliance.
Technical Editors serve as members of their respective Editorial Boards and attend the ECS biannual meetings. They work collaboratively with the Editors, the Publisher, and the Director of Publications to accomplish the objectives approved by the Publications Subcommittee and the Board of Directors.
Nominees for the EE Technical Editor must possess and maintain scientific knowledge of the scope of the EE TIA. Nominees must have qualities of leadership, technical breadth, creativity, motivation, and international reputation, and should be able to commit the necessary time to ensure efficient and effective performance of their duties. The Technical Editor oversees the review and disposition of manuscripts within his/her TIA, and works to develop content for the regular and special issues. A yearly honorarium is offered by the Society. Nominees must have published previously in a Society publication or other comparable scholarly journal. They must be skilled in the arts of writing, editing, critical assessment, negotiation, and diplomacy. Technical Editors may not serve on the editorial boards of any non-ECS peer-reviewed technical journal. Technical Editors must adhere to the Society’s Code of Ethics policies. Preference will be given to candidates who are ECS members.
A Technical Editor is appointed for a minimum of a two-year term, renewable for additional terms, up to a maximum of eight years. The Technical affairs Committee will approve the appointment of the EE Technical Editor in spring 2016.
If selected as a finalist, candidates are expected to be available for webinar interviews with the Publications Subcommittee in March or April of 2016.
Self-nominations and third-party nominations are due no later than February 5, 2016.
If you are interested in being considered for the position, or if you would like to recommend someone for the position, please send the information to ECS headquarters, to the attention of Mary Yess, ECS Deputy Executive Director & Publisher, mary.yess@electrochem.org.
Full applications are due no later than February 12, 2016.
Those interested should send a letter indicating their qualifications for the position, stating why they are interested in the position, giving their previous experience with peer-reviewed journals, and noting of their availability of their time to fulfill the duties of this position.
Please also include a one-page résumé. Send all materials to ECS headquarters, to the attention of Mary Yess, ECS Deputy Executive Director & Publisher, mary.yess@electrochem.org.
