Position Announcement: Associate Editor Journal of Swine Health and Production (JSHAP)

August 16, 2017 — AASV Staff

The Associate Editor will work closely with and have the support of an experienced publication team including the JSHAP Executive Editor, who directs the peer-review process and coordinates activities of the JSHAP staff and editorial board; the Publications Manager, who handles internal staff communications as well as external communications with authors and manuscript submitters; and the JSHAP Graphic Designer and AASV Webmaster, who each prepare the copy-edited files for publication in print and electronic formats.

General Qualifications

• Experience in scientific editing
• Experience in swine health and production preferred
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Advanced degree (MS, DVM, PhD or equivalent) preferred

Duties

• Ability to work with authors of scientific articles
• Ability to convert scientific articles to JSHAP style (currently AMA style)
• Ability to edit scientific articles
  • Scientific grammar and style
  • Summary
  • Headings and subheadings
  • Conflict of interest & disclaimer sections
  • Reference list format
  • Comments by reviewers and executive editor
  • Expository summary
  • Tables to grid format
  • Copy edit manuscript
  • Legends and footnotes of figures/tables
  • Implication section
  • Summary for translation to Spanish and French
• Ability to accurately proofread final manuscript and "all page final" of the journal
• Ability to edit ancillary manuscripts
• Style
• Grammar and spelling
• Proofreading
• Ability to work unsupervised (geographic location negotiable)
• Ability to set and adhere to strict deadlines for self & others

Time Commitment

• It is expected that this position will be at least a 0.75 FTE

To Apply:

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Applicants are requested to send a resume, two references, and a brief statement (no more than one page) of why you are applying for this position to:

AASV
830 26th St
Perry, IA 50220

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