Your Elsevier team
As an Elsevier editor, you can benefit from the skills, knowledge, and expertise of our teams in various departments and roles.
Note: The below descriptions are relevant for most journals, but different arrangements, roles, and responsibilities may apply in the case of society-owned or third-party-owned journals. In case of any doubt, please consult your regular publishing contact.
Publisher
Your primary contact
Responsible for the strategy and overall success of the journal
Appoints and replaces editors and Advisory Editorial Board members and reviews their performance
Provides updates on key performance indicators and analysis (such as journal and editorial statistics, ScienceDirect downloads, citation information, author satisfaction research results, and publication times)
Sets the future journal strategy, in consultation with editors and the rest of the Advisory Editorial Board, and ensures that it is acted upon
Conducts desk and field research on market trends and competition
Attends key conferences to keep up to date with the field, identify potential editors and contributors and to expand their network
Communicates publishing policies and procedures, and new developments
Arranges the journal’s finances, including editor payments
Officially invites or retires editors and Advisory Editorial Board members
Arranges meetings with the editors and the Advisory Editorial Board and uses the above information to prepare reports for these meetings
Develops plans for special issues and/or supplements with editors, the Advisory Editorial Board, and helps identify potential contributors (guest editors, authors)
Guides and supports editors in the event of a publishing ethics allegation
Offers expert advice and support for editors regarding questions on scholarly communications and journal publishing policies
“Publishers look to develop successful journals and strive to improve every aspect of a journal mainly through support and close collaboration with editors. Publishers engage with a variety of tasks from journal strategy, data analysis, managing the journal budgets, through to appointing editors, advising on ethics cases and communicating policies, to name a few.”
PSS
Publisher, soil sciences
Journal Manager
Your contact for the day-to-day operations of the journal from submission to publication
Point of contact for submission system (e.g., Editorial Manager) support
Oversees production, driving timely publication with a focus on quality
A journal publication process expert who can optimize journal system configuration and workflows
Troubleshoots problems relating to publication; accountable for resolving any issues
Part of the global, collaborative Journal Operations team at Elsevier
Advocates for the researcher publication journey; drives improvements to reduce effort and increase satisfaction
Supports editor(s) and the Publisher with journal strategy by providing operational input
“I’m your contact for the operational side of the journal from submission to publication. I will work with you to optimize editorial and production workflows to deliver quality and timely publication with a high level of customer satisfaction.”
JM
Journal Manager
Content Acquisition Specialist
Your contact for special issues
Responsible for managing the publication process for special content
Carries out and logs guest editor ethics checks
Logs all special issue details and sends out appropriate contracts to guest editors
Sets up the editorial system in preparation for article submissions for special issues (in conjunction with the Journal Manager)
Begins setup of the call for papers on the journal homepage
Triggers special issue promotion, such as the author outreach program (in conjunction with the marketing team)
Provides you with guidance, timelines and status updates, including setting up automated reporting
Replies to potential authors who have been contacted
Is the first point of contact for administrative issues throughout the publication process
Triggers the closing of the submissions portal once all manuscripts have been received
“Content Acquisition Specialists frequently collaborate with editors and guest editors to set up special issues and help these issues reach full publication. Throughout the publication process we are the first point of contact for any administrative assistance needed by editors and potential authors.”
CASAB
Content Acquisitions Specialist, applied biosciences
Marketing Communications Manager
Your contact for marketing
Responsible for creating a journal marketing strategy, which aligns with the strategic goals you have agreed upon with your Publisher
Develops marketing plans to improve the journal's profile, acquire new authors and support the existing journal author base
Implements marketing campaigns across multiple channels including social media to engage researchers and promote the journal
Tracks market dynamics to understand author behavior and demographics and monitors changes in market size
Provides you and the Publisher with marketing updates
“We customize marketing plans tailored to your journal's needs, providing a detailed marketing overview and performance-based strategy discussions. We also check how well our campaigns are performing and work together with you on special projects like videos, webinars, and interviews to maximize your journal's reach and impact within the community.”
MCME
Marketing Communications Manager, economics