Editor Roles & Responsibilities
Senior Editor
Assigns manuscripts to Editors
Directly handles papers that require ad hoc special handling
First point of contact for questions from Editors regarding editorial processes and decisions
Terms renewed every 5 years to a maximum of 10 consecutive years.
Senior Editors can be found on the Microbiology Spectrum website here.
Editor
Handles the peer review of manuscripts, from initial evaluation to final decision
Invites reviewers for manuscripts
Makes initial and final decisions on manuscripts
Can have up to 5 active assignments at a time (not including revisions)
Should send editorial rejection decisions to authors within 4 to 5 days of submission and post-peer review decisions within 30 days from the day of submission
Editors are renewed every 3 years, to a maximum of 9 consecutive years.
Editors can be found on the Microbiology Spectrum website here.
Reviewing Editor
Peer review manuscripts that are assigned to them by Editors
Peer review ~2 manuscripts per month, to a maximum of 24 per year
Return peer review assignments to Editors within 14 days
Terms are 3-year-long appointments and are not renewable
The Reviewing Editor has the potential to advance to the Editor role on the basis of performance and subject area expertise
Reviewing Editors can be found on the Microbiology Spectrum website here.