<h3>JOB PURPOSE :<p></p><p><strong>OVERVIEW</strong></p></h3><p><strong>1. This position requires the candidate to hold a postgraduate qualification in medicine and/or life sciences.</strong></p><p><strong>2. You will report directly to the Managing Editor and/or anyone else designated by him/her.</strong></p><p><strong>3. You will regularly correspond, as advised, with all concerned staff in the <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/sage">Sage</a> UK/US office to report in a prescribed reporting format on a daily or weekly basis via email, telephone or video conference.</strong></p><p><strong>4. You will manage various tasks as assigned to you, from time to time, in the peer review process of manuscripts in the journals, from submission through export to <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/sage">Sage</a> Production using ScholarOne or any online peer review management system.</strong></p><p><strong>5. You will maintain high quality communication and excellent relationships with fellow journal editors, authors, reviewers, and other <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/sage">Sage</a> staff.</strong></p><h3><strong>KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES -</strong></h3><h3><strong>ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:</strong></h3><p><strong><strong>Scope of work includes, but are not limited to, the following:</strong></strong></p><p><strong>1. Uphold ethical and quality standards by following the relevant manuscript submission guidelines (MSGs), Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and Equator Network guidelines, where applicable and appropriate.</strong></p><p><strong>2. Ensure that all submitted manuscript files are in proper order.</strong></p><p><strong>3. Conduct preliminary evaluations of manuscripts and recommend and process further action in terms of whether the manuscript needs to be unsubmitted (request authors for clarification) or can proceed for peer-review.</strong></p><p><strong>4. Select and invite suitable peer-reviewers for individual manuscripts until at least the manuscript receives sufficient good enough reviews (usually 2) in order to recommend/make a decision. Reviewer suitability is to be assessed by considering all potential conflict(s) of interest(s).</strong></p><p><strong>5. Request assistance, when appropriate, to ensure that manuscripts are processed through the peer-review management system adhering to the workflow timelines.</strong></p><p><strong>6. Evaluate the peer-review reports received and make recommendations and not decisions on manuscripts based on peer-review reports and editorial review (accept, minor revise, major revise, reject). However, looking at the caliber demonstrate we provide training to make such decisions on manuscripts.</strong></p><p><strong>7. Maintain positive work relationships and high-quality and prompt (usually within 24 hours except weekends and holidays) communication with fellow journal editors, authors, reviewers, and <a href="https://himalayas.app/companies/sage">Sage</a> staf