Fire (ISSN: 2571-6255) is recruiting Editors-in-Chief for the Section, “Fire Social Science”.

The main aim of the Section “Fire Social Science” is to serve as a forum for the advancement of social science theory and applications associated with fires. This Section will consider articles that provide significant insights into the interactions between fire and individuals, communities, and society at large. We welcome contributions from any social science discipline and related interdisciplinary research. Articles that include the development and application of social science survey instruments will be considered in this Section. While theory-based, qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods research will be considered, we particularly encourage articles based on rich empirical research. As Fire aims to address an international audience, submitted articles must advance established knowledge by drawing on, extending, or bridging a demonstrated gap in published international fire social science scholarship.

As a Section Editor-in-Chief, you would have the following responsibilities:

• Acting as an ambassador for the journal, MDPI, and open access publishing;
• Making scientific decisions about the scope of the Section;
• Inviting distinguished scientists to join the Editorial Board;
• Suggesting topics for Special Issues;
• Providing support and guidance to Editorial Board Members and editorial staff where required;
• Maintaining oversight of the editorial process for individual manuscripts in their Section (mainly by making the final decision regarding whether a paper can be published after peer-review and revisions);
• Understanding, leading, and upholding MDPI’s peer-review and ethics guidelines.

If you are interested in becoming an Editor-in-Chief for this Section of Fire please contact the Fire Editorial Office with the following two files attached: your full academic CV and a short cover letter detailing your interest in and suitability for the position. If you would like to recommend potential candidates or request further information, please contact the Fire Editorial Office. We look forward to the opportunity to work with you.

Fire Editorial Office