*Evidence Based Library and Information Practice (EBLIP)* is looking for an Associate Editor, responsible for Articles, to join our Editorial Team. The current Associate Editor (Articles) will be taking over as Editor-in-Chief beginning January 2012, at which time the successful candidate will take over her responsibilities for Articles.
The Associate Editor (Articles) is responsible for:
- Overseeing the complete editorial process for items submitted to the
Articles section (this includes assignment of peer reviewers, monitoring the
peer review process, communicating with authors and peer reviewers, making
acceptance decisions, ensuring required changes to manuscripts are made,
communicating with copyeditors and the production editor to ensure the final
copy is as expected).
- Communicating and consulting with the Editor-in-Chief on a regular
basis.
- Attending Editorial Team meetings on a monthly basis and participating
in the overall governance of the journal.
- Ensuring that all necessary deadlines are met.
- Communicating with potential authors and responding to queries.
The ideal candidate will be well-versed in evidence based practice and research methods. This position requires dedicated time on a regular basis, and it is therefore essential that interested persons ensure available time to devote to this position prior to applying. It is estimated that the workload is approximately 10-15 hours per month.
Interested persons should send a statement of interest, indicating areas of strength they would bring to the role, as well as a brief resume to Denise Koufogiannakis, Editor-in-Chief, at denise.koufogiannakis@ualberta.ca by October 31, 2011. The current Associate Editor (Articles) is happy to answer specific queries about the role on request. Please email a.brettle@salford.ac.uk.
**Please note that *Evidence Based Library and Information Practice* is a non-profit, open access journal and all positions are voluntary and unpaid.
About the journal:
Published quarterly, and hosted by the University of Alberta, this peer-reviewed, open access journal is targeted at all library and information professionals interested in an evidence based model of practice.
By facilitating access to librarianship research via original research articles and evidence summaries of relevant research from the library literature, *Evidence Based Library and Information Practice* will enable
librarians to practice their profession in an evidence based manner.
Please visit the Evidence Based Library and Information Practice web site (
http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/EBLIP) for further information about the journal.
