Co-Editor-in-Chief Position

About the Role
Blockchain in Healthcare Today Platform Approaches Journal is currently recruiting for Co-Editor-in-Chief. The role is a great opportunity for an academic or industry researcher with a strong professional and innovation background possessing the commitment, drive, and ability to grow and develop the journal as the field evolves.

The role is exciting, multifaceted, and diverse, requiring a broad range of skills and experience. You will be responsible for supporting staff and editorial board initiatives, commission editors and tasks, serve as champion, and promote the journal at conferences, events, and within academic circles, espousing the rigorous scientific and ethical integrity at Partners in Digital Health. You should have a strong publication track record with a passion for innovation in scholarly publishing – specifically, for a small independent publishing house and open access publishing.

Becoming a co-editor-in-chief (EIC) is a rewarding experience where you will expand your network, promote research you’re passionate about, and be recognized as a leader within the academic community.

Key Skills and Attributes

• Be an ambassador possessing vision and enthusiasm to grow and transform the journal through commissioning content, publication processes, and lobbying scholarly and open access indexes
• Commitment to ethical rigor, knowledge of ICMJE and COPE guidelines preferred, with a commitment to adhering to ethical standards 
• Charismatic engagement with authors and researchers to invite the highest quality submissions on behalf of the journal
• Champion the journal by reaching out to Early Career Researchers, and encourage and support authors in developing their work and submitting it to the Journal
• Be an inspiring team leader that supports editors and staff to generate global, topical, and impactful articles, new concepts, and more experts in the field
• Lead and grow the editorial board through meetings and networking opportunities
• Ensure editorial board is engaged, responsive and involved, and journal scope is fully covered
• Key opinion leader and reputation in your discipline
• Build industry and academic partnerships
• Plan and commission Article Collections for the Journal
• Actively engage in developing your academic network and industry connections attending conferences, networking, and across social media
• Significant experience in scholarly publishing and familiarity with processes
• Desire to engage and train to develop editorial skills within the role 
• Plan to lead and attend annual editorial board meeting 
• Active across ecosystem and subject communities, identifying emerging research trends, and awareness and understanding of major developments in the publishing industry, such as open research and Open Access.
• Taking part in a regular review monthly Journal performance to set strategic development including the Journal Aims & Scope

Application Instructions

To discuss and or apply for the position of Co-Editor-in-Chief, please forward your CV, a cover letter, and 1-2 page vision statement to Tory Cenaj, Publisher, at t.cenaj@partnersindigitalhealthcom.  Your vision statement should cover:

• What you believe the trends, innovations, market forces, and expectations will be in the field, and how the journal can ensure covering topics, market challenges and opportunities
• How you envision your relationship with the editorial board, and how you will manage them, along with academic and industry partnerships
• How you will engage authors around the globe and encourage more high-quality submissions to the journal
• What you will do to manage the editorial processing of manuscripts to ensure that these duties are completed in a timely and ethical manner, and ensure the journal publishes high-impact research to advance the field

A yearly honorarium will be paid based on the number of yearly research manuscript submissions.

Term: 3 years and may be renewed.

Administrative support is provided to execute Journal business.

About the journal

Blockchain in Healthcare Today (BHTY) is the leading international open access journal that amplifies and disseminates platform approaches in healthcare and distributed ledger technology research and innovations. Fields of interest include healthcare information systems, leveraging data science tools and techniques, interoperability, consent mechanisms, privacy preservation, security of health data, clinical trials management, supply chain management, revenue cycle automation, immersive technologies, tokenomics, governance, regulation, network technologies, clinical computing, cryptography, and failed experiments in this expanding specialty field of research. The historic journal, founded in 2018, is credited with creating and validating the research field.

All applications will be treated as strictly confidential, and each will be judged on its merits. Partners in Digital Health (PDH) is committed to supporting diversity, inclusion and egalitarianism across scientific and academic communication, and in publishing practices. This belief is reflected across internal journal practices, editorial and peer review boards, published content, journal and community outreach, and ambassador chapters to demonstrate the portfolio’s integrity, trust, and values to communities around the globe, to tear down barriers and borders relating to knowledge, economics, age, race, gender, sexual orientation, geography, and political views.

To Submit a Manuscript, upload here.

Current Call for Papers here.

Manuscript Preparation here.