Publishing Ethics Expert

Publishing Ethics Expert

Do you enjoy supporting Ethics investigations?
 

Do you have an interest in research integrity and publishing ethics?

Location: UK, China or NL
 

About our Team
 

STM Journals publishes more than 2,600 peer-reviewed journals. Elsevier is committed to nurturing and upholding research integrity within our journals and within the wider research community.  The role of the Expert in Publishing Ethics is to support this commitment by advising on best practice in handling ethical allegations in all fields of research, conducting investigations when allegations of unethical misconduct is raised, providing input to initiatives which aim to prevent or detect ethical issues, and training internal and external stakeholders on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and Elsevier best practices and policies. The role involves support to editors, while always respecting and upholding the independence of editors’ decision making.

About the Role

We are seeking a collaborative and analytical colleague, who is meticulous in their fact-checking and problem-solving, has a strong sense of natural justice and has excellent communication skills. Applicants will ideally have a qualification in a STM discipline and at least three years of relevant experience, either in publishing or related organisations (e.g. publisher or editor role), or research integrity within academic institutes. 

Responsibilities

• Assessment of activities by authors, reviewers, editors, guest editors and others

• Supporting editors in assessing allegations including plagiarism, duplication, authorship disputes, peer review manipulation, and figure manipulation/duplication

• Providing editors with comments on potential corrections, editor notes, expressions of concern and retraction notices

• Liaison with legal and communications experts, as appropriate

• Managing cases involving multiple journals and networks of stakeholders

• Communicating precisely and diplomatically with all stakeholders.

• Raising awareness and knowledge levels of ethical policies and procedures.

Requirements

• A minimum of three years' relevant experience, direct publishing and editorial experience or Research Integrity experience is desirable

• Degree in an academic discipline

• Knowledge of peer-review and the publishing process, and ethical guidelines (e.g. COPE best practices)

• Fluent English in both written and speaking

• Excellent communications skills

• Experience supporting editors or other senior academics

• Ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders, academic societies, and professional organizations

Work in a way that works for you
 

We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organisation. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
 

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working for you
 

We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
 

• Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days

• Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits

• Wellbeing programs

• Life assurance

• Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme

• Save As You Earn share option scheme

• Travel Season ticket loan

• Electric Vehicle Scheme

• Optional Dental Insurance

• Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children

• RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you

• Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer

• Access to extensive learning and development resources

• Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work

About the Business
 

A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.

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