Guide For Editor in Chief
An Editor-in-Chief of Emres journal is responsible for supervising all aspects of the peer review process for the publication over the course of his/her term. You will work with a team of associate editors, senior area editors, and editorial staff to ensure timely peer review and quality publication
Other common roles and responsibilities of editor-in-chief include the below
- Nomination of new editorial board members
- Must oversee the entire peer review process and should be able to provide decision for the manuscripts in situations of ambiguity or conflict with the assistance of associate editors, advisory board, and editorial coordinators
- Editor-in-Chief will have the complete authority to make an immediate decision on the manuscript ahead of editorial board
- Must be able to evaluate the content and the editorial policies for the journal
- Must be responsible for careful and critical examination of the special issue proposals received for the journal
- Should make all reasonable efforts to ensure that a proper investigation into alleged misconduct is conducted; if this does not happen, editors should make all reasonable attempts to persist in obtaining a resolution to the problem
- Should be able to respond to complaints received if any and must ensure there is a way for dissatisfied complainants to take complaints further
- Must be able to promote the journal among scholars associated with the specialist field of journal, whilst also promoting the journal as one of the best to publish their works
- Must be able to conduct annual meeting of editorial board with a discussion on the journal activities and its improvement
- Writing editorials on the current hot topics in the scope of respective journals