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We encourage applications from researchers with a background in the subject areas covered by the following Sections: “Air Pollution Control” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/atmosphere/sections/air_pollution_control), “Atmospheric Techniques, Instruments, and Modeling” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/atmosphere/sections/atmospheric_techniques_instruments_modeling), and “Planetary Atmospheres” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/atmosphere/sections/planetary_atmospheres).

Should you decide to serve as the Section Editor-in-Chief, you would be responsible for some of the following tasks depending on your availability:

• Defining the aims and scope of the Section;
• Advising on the strategic development of the Section;
• Providing support and guidance to Editorial Board Members and editorial staff when required;
• Maintaining oversight of the editorial process to ensure the quality of the published content and discussing possible improvements;
• Suggesting themes/subjects for Special Issues and assisting in inviting Guest Editors to lead them;
• Inviting distinguished scientists to join the Editorial Board;
• Performing pre-checks of new manuscripts, final decisions after peer-review, and revisions when requested;
• Acting as an ambassador for the journal, MDPI, and Open Access publishing.

The Section Editor-in-Chief position is honorary, and MDPI will support the Section Editor-in-Chief with an annual honorarium in the amount of CHF 3000 (including any expenses and VAT, if applicable). Additionally, MDPI offers the Section Editor-in-Chief the possibility to publish up to two papers per year free of charge in any MDPI journal, and the opportunity to invite up to three distinguished authors per year to submit articles to Atmosphere to be published free of charge, if accepted after peer-review.

Atmosphere (ISSN: 2073-4433) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal of scientific studies related to the atmosphere, published monthly online by MDPI. The journal is included in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Scopus, and our 2020 Impact Factor is 2.686.

We believe that your expertise, together with our rigorous editorial policies, can build a high-standard journal. If you are interested in becoming a Section Editor-in-Chief for Atmosphere, please send your full academic CV and a short cover letter that details your interest and enthusiasm for the position to the Editorial Office ([email protected]).