Journals Commissioning and Development Editor

AOSIS
Full-time Durbanville, WC life-physical-and-social-science
Posted:
June 05, 2026
Location:
Durbanville, WC, South Africa

Job Description

About the role AOSIS is looking for a commercially aware, relationship-driven Journals Commissioning and Development Editor to help grow and strengthen our portfolio of scholarly journals. This role suits someone who understands scholarly publishing, enjoys building credibility with academic stakeholders, and can turn market insight into practical journal development actions. You will work across journal growth, editorial board support, community engagement, competitor analysis, and strategic development. You will engage with Editors-in-Chief, Editorial Board members, societies, researchers, and internal teams to increase submissions, strengthen journal positioning, and identify development opportunities across the portfolio. The role combines publishing judgement, stakeholder management, structured analysis, and project execution. What you will do Develop and implement journal commissioning and development plans for a portfolio of open access journal Build strong relationships with Ed...

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Job Overview

Job Type: Full-time
Location: Durbanville, South Africa
Posted: June 05, 2026
Deadline: July 15, 2026