Chief Editor Peer J Computer Science

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The Chief Editor Peer J Computer Science is responsible for driving the success and growth of PeerJ by focusing on external engagement and strategic initiatives that elevate the journal’s reputation and impact within the scientific community. This role emphasizes building strong relationships with external stakeholders, representing PeerJ at key events, and fostering collaborations that align with the journal’s mission and audience expectations.

The Chief Editor Peer J Computer Science will also oversee editorial operations, ensure scientific integrity, and shape publication policies to reflect emerging trends and community needs.

• Define and implement PeerJ's strategic editorial vision in collaboration with the publishing team, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and the needs of the scientific community.
• Maintain strong connections to external stakeholders, including the journal’s Editorial Board, key funding bodies, and author communities, to ensure the journal meets the needs of its constituencies.
• Develop innovative strategies to enhance PeerJ’s visibility, reputation, and impact globally.
• Establish editorial priorities and content strategies that reflect emerging research trends and disciplinary developments.
• Monitor significant trends in research areas within PeerJ’s scope and execute plans to ensure the journal is at the forefront of scientific discovery.
• Gather editorial intelligence via attending conferences, conducting focus groups, holding individual meetings with Editorial Board members, etc., to ensure a complete and current understanding of researcher priorities and pain points.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to shape the future direction of PeerJ's open access publishing model.
• Lead and mentor a team of editors and senior editors, ensuring alignment with external engagement goals.

• Oversee the scientific quality and editorial integrity of all published content.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Editors, Editorial Board members, and reviewers, including organizing in-person meetings and editorial board events to foster engagement.
• Manage recruitment and training of new Editorial Board Members (EBMs) to ensure subject matter expertise.
• Implement rigorous peer review processes that uphold the highest standards of scientific validity and reproducibility.
• Resolve pre- and post-publication issues raised by staff,…