Access Microbiology Editor roles: call for expressions of interest

15 June 2021

Access Microbiology is an open access journal that encourages the publication of replication studies, negative or null results, research proposals, data management plans, additions to established methods, and interdisciplinary work. It covers the full spectrum of microscopic life forms, from bacteria and viruses to fungi, protists, archaea, and algae. It welcomes all approaches, from computational, biotechnology, and laboratory work, to environmental, clinical, and veterinary studies. It also publishes pedagogy papers on microbiology education.

In late 2021 Access Microbiology is converting to an open research platform – you can read more about what this means in our blog, and why we are so excited to be undertaking this journey!

To support the new platform, we are currently looking to appoint Editors at all levels to play a key role in the open research platform, ensuring we maintain our editorial standards. The Editors will be in office for at least three years and will be invited to attend the annual Editorial Board meeting, as well as act as a representative for the journal.

We are recruiting for three roles:

• Editor Mentor: senior microbiologists with substantial Editorial board experience who guide Editors and Editor Mentees with making decisions.
• Editor: microbiologists with publishing experience and preferably some Editorial board experience. Editors handle papers and make decisions after assessment.
• Editor mentees: early career microbiologists with little publishing and/or Editorial board experience. Editor mentees handle papers and will be promoted to Editor once they have sufficient experience with making decisions.

You do not need to have been involved with the Editorial Board or the Society previously to apply, but you do need to be a Full, Full Concessionary or Honorary Member of the Society. Please see a full job description and details of how to apply on our jobs page. The closing date for applications is 20 July 2021.

The Microbiology Society is committed to creating an inclusive culture that supports equality and diversity and fully reflects both its membership and the global microbiology community. The Society seeks to actively encourage all practices that reflect a diverse society.