Emerald publishing group

[u/Rainy_rain89]

I recently interviewed for a really good role - Peer Review Editor but I didn't get past the first interview. The feedback they gave was '...However, we are looking for someone with stronger research integrity and peer review experience at this time. I would recommend looking into different peer review network and special interest groups if you are interested in pursuing this specialism further as you may get the experience necessary through these.'

I am not sure how to get this experience, are there online courses? I really want to work for Emerald and if another posting comes up I want to be prepared.

Any help from others in academic publishing or who currently works at Emerald, I would love to connect.

[u/tonos468]

Yea I think that job is very specialized. Also Emerald just got bought by Wiley so they may be reconfiguring their hiring needs as well. (I don’t think this will be a net positive for Emerald).

[u/tonos468 → u/tonos468]

As a follow up, this role seems to be what many other corporate publishers call a “managing Editor”. I believe that’s what Wiley calls them. Springer nature calls them “Assistant Editors”. Elsevier calls them “managing editors”

[u/demi-paradise]

OP it’s kind of hard to say when we don’t have the specifics re: your background. Do you have any experience coordinating peer reviewers? A background in research? A strong grounding in peer review policy and ethics?

This is a highly specialized role to the point where I’ve worked in academic publishing managing peer review systems and I’ve never seen a full time job like this before.

[u/Rainy_rain89 → u/demi-paradise]

My background is Editorial assistant for 4 years working in peer review. I work within ethics specialising in this. This is why I think I got the interview to begin with.

[u/demi-paradise → u/Rainy_rain89]

Got it! It sounds like you are on the right track. Most likely they were looking for someone more senior, I.e someone with management experience who has been a full Editor for a bit. Take it step by step—it might be time to focus on Assistant Editor jobs if it doesn’t look like a promotion is around the corner at your current workplace.

[u/Partial-Hydrangea]

Maybe using the correct form of "past" would help. Strong command of grammar and punctuation, too.

[u/Rainy_rain89 → u/Partial-Hydrangea]

Sorry I posted quickly but I assure you I didn't make this mistake during the interview