Recruiting Founding Editor-in-Chief for Laboratories

We are currently recruiting a founding Editor-in-Chief for our new journal, Laboratories (ISSN: 2813-8856), which is an international, peer-reviewed, and open access journal that is published online by MDPI, based in Basel, Switzerland. Our aim is to publish papers exploring all aspects related to laboratory construction and maintenance, management and planning, equipment and supplies, automatization, and hazards.

The Editor-in-Chief supervises journal activities with the aim of ensuring the success of the journal within the scientific community. The Editor-in-Chief is responsible for the scientific quality and development of the journal and is expected to maintain a connection with the Editorial Board and assist the Editorial Office in the management of the journal.

Detailed responsibilities of the Editor-in-Chief include:

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 Editors-in-Chief, 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 of new manuscripts and making final decisions after peer review and revisions when requested;
Chairing the annual Editorial Board meeting.

To apply for this position, please contact the Laboratories Editorial Office (laboratories@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.

We look forward to working closely with you in the future.

Laboratories Editorial Office