Recruiting Editor-in-Chief for Bacteria

Bacteria (ISSN 2674-1334) is seeking a new Editor-in-Chief, and we would like to welcome you to consider taking on this leadership role.

Bacteria is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal focused on bacteriology, published by MDPI. The journal is now covered by databases including ESCI (Web of Science) and Scopus (Elsevier). More information can be found at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/bacteria.

Responsibilities of the Editor-in-Chief:
The Editor-in-Chief supervises the journal’s activities to ensure its success within the scientific community. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the scientific quality and the development of the journal, and is expected to maintain communication with the Editorial Board and assist the Editorial Office in the management of the journal.

Detailed responsibilities of the Editor-in-Chief:

Acting as an ambassador for the journal, MDPI, and open access;
Making scientific decisions on the journal’s scope;
Inviting distinguished scientists to join the Editorial Board;
Suggesting topics for Special Issues;
Providing support and guidance to Section Editor-in-Chiefs, Editorial Board Members, and editorial staff where required;
Maintaining oversight of the editorial process for individual manuscripts (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;
Performing pre-checks for new manuscripts and making final decisions after peer review and revisions when requested;
Chairing the annual Editorial Board meeting.

Benefits of being Editor-in-Chief:

The opportunity to network and communicate with scholars in the research community, build long-term relationships, and establish your influence within your discipline;
A role as the public face of the journal, advocating on behalf of the journal for our aspirations of excellence, and being a progressive force in scientific publishing;
The possibility to publish two papers per year free of charge in any MDPI journal;
The opportunity to invite up to three distinguished authors per year to submit articles to Bacteria to be published free of charge;
A passionate and mission-driven journal team will assist you in developing the journal;
Competitive annual honorarium and flexibility to work remotely.

How to apply:
Applications are due by 10 July 2026. Please contact the journal Editorial Office at bacteria@mdpi.com with the following two files attached:

A full academic CV;
A short cover letter that details your interest and enthusiasm for the position.

Bacteria Editorial Office