The in-house staff consists of Managing Editors, Assistant Editors, Production Editors, English Editors, and Copyeditors. Our collaborating editors on our Editorial Boards are typically employed at academic institutions or corporate research facilities located all over the world. The contact with the in-house editorial staff is mainly by e-mail and telephone. The in-house editorial staff normally work for several journals related to their educational background. Assistant Editors process manuscripts through the peer-review and production procedures; Managing Editors have the editorial responsibility for the journals
Articles submitted to Futurity Publishing journals are subject to strict peer-reviewing. In most journals, the process is double blind peer-review (the reviewers do not know the authors’ identities until the paper has been published).
Editorial Board Responsibilities
Editor-in-Chief
The Editor-in-Chief is a champion of the journal and their discipline. They supervise journal activities, with the aim to ensure success of the journal within the scientific community. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the scientific quality and development of the journal. The Editor-in-Chief is expected to maintain connection to the Editorial Board and assist the Editorial Office in the management of the journal.
The bindings of editor-in-chief include:
- Scientific decisions about the journal’s scope;
- Acting as ambassador for the journal
- Inviting distinguished scientists to join the Editorial Board;
- Providing support and guidance to Section Editors-in-Chief, Editorial Board Members and Editorial Staff where required;
- Maintaining oversight of the editorial process for individual manuscripts (mainly by making the final decision regarding whether or not a paper can be published after peer-review and revisions);
Co-Editor
The Co-Editors support the Editor-in-Chief in their respective roles and comply with the same terms and conditions.
Editorial Board
The Editorial Board Members will be responsible for final decisions on manuscripts in their field of expertise, will edit Special Issues and they may be invited to review manuscripts.
The bindings of editorial board members include:
- Pre-screen and take decisions on new submissions related to their research interests;
- Help to attract suitable expert authors and invite young scholars to join the topical advisory panel;
- Provide input or feedback regarding journal policies;
- Help to promote the journal among their peers or at conferences;
- Review manuscripts.
Editorial assistant
The assistant editor helps the editor-in-chief in technical matters.
The bindings of editorial assistant members include:
- Layout of journals issues
- Selection of the cover for the issue
- Publication of articles on the website of the publication
- Doi registration for each article
Invitation to participate in the editorial board
Requirements for members of the editorial board:
- Have a scientific degree and are affiliated with a scientific/educational institution;
- Carry out research (publications) on the subject of the Collection;
- Have at least 3 relevant publications in Scopus and Web of Science
If you are interested in becoming a member of the editorial board and meet all our requirements, we invite you to join us. Please contact us for an application form at: info@futurity-publishing.com