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via Jobs In Scholarly Publishing - Society For Scholarly Publishing posted_at: 16 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
The Administrative Assistant/Assistant Editor will work as an administrative assistant to the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH), will serve as the Assistant Editor of the AJPH, and will work out of the American Public Health Association headquarters in Washington, DC. The position will provide daily administrative and editorial support to the Editor-in-Chief of the... journal; inviting articles for submission and evaluation; The Administrative Assistant/Assistant Editor will work as an administrative assistant to the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH), will serve as the Assistant Editor of the AJPH, and will work out of the American Public Health Association headquarters in Washington, DC. The position will provide daily administrative and editorial support to the Editor-in-Chief of the... journal; inviting articles for submission and evaluation; and providing input on social media–related activities. Act as the liaison between the Editor-in-Chief and the publications department, APHA executive director and associate executive directors, public affairs and advocacy staff, and communications staff. Assist in developing journal promotion materials and coordinate email correspondence for journal submission inquiries. Assist in the identification and selection of feature articles for promotion on a monthly basis. Provide administrative support for the Editor-in-Chief, including managing the Editor-in-Chief’s travel and agenda when visiting the APHA office in Washington, DC; setting appointments; organizing trips; and processing travel reimbursements. Assist in processing and overseeing the submission and peer review process by: Inviting and helping to manage commissioned submissions (editorials, special section articles, book review invitations, and other commissioned articles) on behalf of the Editor-in-Chief, Deputy Editors, and Associate Editors.

Responding to content-related questions posed by Associate Editors, authors, and peer reviewers. Conduct monthly review of Editor-in-Chief’s draft Table of Contents, confirms the order of articles and article titles, and identifies discrepancies between the AJPH database and Editor-in-Chief’s constructed Table of Contents. Assist with AJPH business session event planning for the Annual Meeting and Spring Meetings. Oversee the AJPH Think Tank activities, providing support and direction as needed; attends weekly meetings, oversees development of eventual special sections and articles from the Think Tank, acts as the liaison to Editor-in-Chief, and reports on Think Tank activities as required. Other duties/projects as assigned by the Editor-in-Chief or Deputy Director of Publications as needed.

Advanced degree in Public Health preferred, Bachelor’s Degree in Science- or Medical-related field required. One year of experience in scientific publishing environment and knowledge of periodical production and manuscript tracking systems desirable. Excellent project management and written/oral communication skills, proficiency in the MAC/PC environment, strong organizational ability, and attention to detail a must. Must be able to create graphical representations of quantitative and qualitative data. Must be flexible, reliable, and hard working. Familiarity with the AMA style desired but not essential. Physical Requirements: Travel to the Annual Meeting is required with other occasional travel possible. Must be able to work occasional evening and weekend work as job duties or projects require it. Requires occasional lifting and moving to 25 lbs.

Position is based in downtown DC near several metro stations. Hybrid work environment.

Hours: 35 hours a week, full-time, Monday - Friday (daytime). Number of openings: 1.

Applicants who meet the requirements and are interested in being considered for this position should upload the following information at: https://careers-apha.icims.com.

· Cover letter;

· Resume;

· A writing sample;

· Salary requirement;

· At least 2 supervisory references and 1 professional reference (name, title, company name and phone number and email).

Vaccination Policy: New Hires and Employees must adhere to APHA COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Policy.

CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled

EEO/AA/VETS/DISABILITY. APHA is strongly and actively committed to diversity in its workplace.

The Administrative Assistant/Assistant Editor will work as an administrative assistant to the Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH), will serve as the Assistant Editor of the AJPH, and will work out of the American Public Health Association headquarters in Washington, DC. The position will provide daily administrative and editorial support to the Editor-in-Chief of the journal; inviting articles for submission and evaluation; and providing input on social media–related activities. Act as the liaison between the Editor-in-Chief and the publications department, APHA executive director and associate executive directors, public affairs and advocacy staff, and communications staff. Assist in developing journal promotion materials and coordinate email correspondence for journal submission inquiries. Assist in the identification and selection of feature articles for promotion on a monthly basis. Provide administrative support for the Editor-in-Chief, including managing the Editor-in-Chief’s travel and agenda when visiting the APHA office in Washington, DC; setting appointments; organizing trips; and processing travel reimbursements. Assist in processing and overseeing the submission and peer review process by: Inviting and helping to manage commissioned submissions (editorials, special section articles, book review invitations, and other commissioned articles) on behalf of the Editor-in-Chief, Deputy Editors, and Associate Editors.

Responding to content-related questions posed by Associate Editors, authors, and peer reviewers. Conduct monthly review of Editor-in-Chief’s draft Table of Contents, confirms the order of articles and article titles, and identifies discrepancies between the AJPH database and Editor-in-Chief’s constructed Table of Contents. Assist with AJPH business session event planning for the Annual Meeting and Spring Meetings. Oversee the AJPH Think Tank activities, providing support and direction as needed; attends weekly meetings, oversees development of eventual special sections and articles from the Think Tank, acts as the liaison to Editor-in-Chief, and reports on Think Tank activities as required. Other duties/projects as assigned by the Editor-in-Chief or Deputy Director of Publications as needed.

Advanced degree in Public Health preferred, Bachelor’s Degree in Science- or Medical-related field required. One year of experience in scientific publishing environment and knowledge of periodical production and manuscript tracking systems desirable. Excellent project management and written/oral communication skills, proficiency in the MAC/PC environment, strong organizational ability, and attention to detail a must. Must be able to create graphical representations of quantitative and qualitative data. Must be flexible, reliable, and hard working. Familiarity with the AMA style desired but not essential. Physical Requirements: Travel to the Annual Meeting is required with other occasional travel possible. Must be able to work occasional evening and weekend work as job duties or projects require it. Requires occasional lifting and moving to 25 lbs.

Position is based in downtown DC near several metro stations. Hybrid work environment.

Hours: 35 hours a week, full-time, Monday - Friday (daytime). Number of openings: 1.

Applicants who meet the requirements and are interested in being considered for this position should upload the following information at: https://careers-apha.icims.com.

· Cover letter;

· Resume;

· A writing sample;

· Salary requirement;

· At least 2 supervisory references and 1 professional reference (name, title, company name and phone number and email).

Vaccination Policy: New Hires and Employees must adhere to APHA COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Policy.

CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled

EEO/AA/VETS/DISABILITY. APHA is strongly and actively committed to diversity in its workplace
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via Jobs In Scholarly Publishing - Society For Scholarly Publishing posted_at: 16 days agoschedule_type: Full-time
Perform the following functions for the American Journal of Public Health: Monitors the submission and peer review processes, ensuring manuscripts are processed in a timely fashion, and assists authors, Editorial staff, and peer reviewers with any problems. Monitor the Journal production workflow from upload of final versions through copyediting, proofreading, composition, online posting, and... finalization, and assists authors, Editorial staff, Perform the following functions for the American Journal of Public Health: Monitors the submission and peer review processes, ensuring manuscripts are processed in a timely fashion, and assists authors, Editorial staff, and peer reviewers with any problems. Monitor the Journal production workflow from upload of final versions through copyediting, proofreading, composition, online posting, and... finalization, and assists authors, Editorial staff, and Production staff with any problems. Coordinate with staff, freelancers, and authors to ensure timely and efficient publication of the Journal. Provide administrative support for the production department as needed. Assist the set-up and coordination of Spring and Fall in-person Editorial Board meetings; takes meeting minutes. Submission/Peer Review Process: Oversee the submission and peer review process, assisting the Editor-in-Chief, Associate Editors, authors, and peer reviewers with access and procedural problems. Provide support for authors, peer reviewers, and Associate Editors to ensure timely completion of peer reviews, troubleshooting delays as needed and ensuring manuscripts are compliant with AJPH requirements. Answer technical questions about the tracking system and the submission/peer review process; assists in training Editors, authors, and peer reviewers, as needed, to use the tracking system. Coordinate with the Deputy Editor to ensure all manuscripts are blinded prior to peer review, working with authors to update files when unblinded files have been submitted. Production Process: Initiate production and ensures final version manuscript files are compliant with AJPH format requirements (references, tables, figures, blinded material), answering author queries and resolving potential problems as needed. Check final version manuscripts for missing or incorrect elements and ensures that complete and correct files are sent for preliminary edit. Other Tasks: Review, edit, and update AJPH and APHA Web pages and production-related e-mail templates as needed. Assist APHA members with access to AJPH content and use of the AJPH website, referring members to APHA Membership when necessary. Maintain the integrity of the AJPH submission system database—updating user records, merging duplicate records, removing defunct accounts, flagging and removing reviewer accounts when necessary. Coordinate delivery of complimentary PDFs of articles to published authors. Work with Deputy Director of Publications to ensure timely revision of contracts and payments to editors and reviews vendor contracts for renewal dates. Arrange travel, room accommodations, conference tolls, meal functions, meeting notices, agendas, and supporting materials for AJPH Editorial Board Spring and Fall meetings in coordination with the meetings department, APHA travel agency, and Accounting department. Other duties/projects as assigned by the Director of Publications or Deputy Director of Publications.

Bachelor’s degree in English, journalism, or related field. One year of experience in proofreading and copyediting or publications, knowledge of periodical production, manuscript tracking systems, and AMA style desirable. Must have excellent written and oral communication skills, good computer skills, strong organizational ability, and sharp eye for detail. Must be flexible, reliable, and hard working. Physical Requirements: Travel to the Annual Meeting is required with other occasional travel possible. Must be able to work occasional evening and weekend work as job duties or projects require it. Requires occasional lifting and moving to 25 lbs.

Position is based in downtown DC near several metro stations. Hybrid work environment.

Hours: 35 hours a week, full-time, Monday - Friday (daytime). Number of openings: 1.

Applicants who meet the requirements and are interested in being considered for this position should upload the following information at: https://careers-apha.icims.com.

· Cover letter;

· Resume;

· A writing sample;

· Salary requirement;

· At least 2 supervisory references and 1 professional reference (name, title, company

name and phone number and email).

Vaccination Policy: New Hires and Employees must adhere to APHA COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Policy.

CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled

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Serve as IT lead, technical support, and customer service for APHA Press and American Journal of Public Health websites. Update and maintain monthly content and troubleshoot American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) and (Control of Communicable Diseases Manual CCDM) and Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Wastewater (SMWW) websites. Manage digital book and journal publishing efforts to... include development of eproducts and epub. Perform Serve as IT lead, technical support, and customer service for APHA Press and American Journal of Public Health websites.

Update and maintain monthly content and troubleshoot American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) and (Control of Communicable Diseases Manual CCDM) and Standard Methods for Examination of Water and Wastewater (SMWW) websites. Manage digital book and journal publishing efforts to... include development of eproducts and epub. Perform quality control checks on the content to ensure accuracy and ensure proper upload and display across platforms and devices. Work with editors and authors to identify articles of interest to the public health community and produce digital media content and presentations that include blogs, podcasts, and videocasts; updating social network media; and updating community pages. Produce digital media content and presentations to include blogs, podcasts, and videocasts. Incorporate media into various content channels, including web pages, XML, and webinar products. Update social network media pages, including Facebook and Twitter, responding to comments in a timely fashion as needed. Work with the journal Editors, the Journal Production Coordinator, and APHA Press to post blog updates and generate content for distribution. Create and maintain AJPH Content Collection pages. Recommend and develop digital products to accompany book and journal products, implementing new digital technologies as needed (Dropbox for preproduction/author sharing, Atypon epub reader). Develop and maintain discussion pages on the Journal and eproducts website. Perform other duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s degree in related field. Three to five years of experience understanding of web technologies and workflows including HTML, CSS, XML/XLST, including web accessibility issues and best practices. Experience on the Atypon platform is a must. Developing web content and incorporating digital technologies into products, preferably in traditional scholarly publishing environment. Commuter Skills required: of Microsoft Office suites, Adobe InDesign, (or related program), Garage Band (or related program), and Oxygen XML Editor (or related product). Experience developing content for display on multiple platforms (e.g., website, tablets, mobile devices) preferred. Knowledge of Mac and PC computers preferred. Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, knowledge of standard office procedures, excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to proofread and copyedit, ability to work independently, ability to deal tactfully and professionally with members, authors, editors, and customers. Must be able to travel occasionally (required).

Vaccination Policy: New Hires and Employees must adhere to APHA COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Policy. Please contact Human Resources.

Position is based in downtown DC near several metro stations. Hybrid work environment.

Hours: 35 hours a week, full-time, Mon- Fri. (daytime). Number of openings: 1.

Applicants who meet the requirements and are interested in being considered for this position should upload the following information (please include your last name in all filenames when uploading materials. You should use this format: LastName.CoverLetter):
• Cover letter; * Resume;
• A writing sample;
• Salary requirement;
• At least 2 supervisory references and 1 professional reference (name, title, company name and phone number and email).

CLOSING DATE:
Open Until Filled

EEO/AA/VETS/DISABILITY. APHA is strongly and actively committed to diversity in its workplace.

Location: 800 I Street,NW, Washington, DC 20001

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Washington, DC 20001
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