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9 December 2020
Recruiting Topic Editors for Journal of Developmental Biology

The Journal of Developmental Biology is launching a new position—Topic Editor. The main responsibilities of Topic Editors are as follows:

  1. Setting up at least one Special Issue (SI) within the first two years with the journal and proposing a detailed strategy plan for the SI (including soliciting papers, promoting the SI, etc.);
  2. Promoting the journal during conferences (adding 1–2 slides into your presentation, distributing flyers, recommending the journal to your colleagues, etc.);
  3. Facilitating collaboration between the journal and related institutions/societies/conferences, etc.;
  4. Providing support for Special Issues on topics related to your expertise or when the Guest Editor(s) is not available, including SI promotion via social media, pre-checking new submissions, making decisions, giving advice in particular scientific cases, etc.

Benefits:

  1. Full waiver of the article processing charge (APC, 1600 CHF) for one paper published in JDB per year in the Special Issues you supervise, and special discounts on any additional papers from your group or by your invitation;
  2. Travel grants per year if you lead a successful Special Issue and would like to promote it at conferences that you attend or organize;
  3. Additional sponsorships for conferences organized by Topic Editors.

The Journal of Developmental Biology (ISSN 2221-3759) is a peer-reviewed open access journal on the development of multicellular organisms at the molecule, cell, tissue, organ, and whole organism levels. It publishes research articles, reviews, and communications. The current CiteScore (2019 Scopus data) is 4.2, which equals rank 37/77 (Q2) in the category ‘Developmental Biology’. We are committed to promoting the research process in Developmental Biology and contributing to the development of this field.

If you are interested in this role or if you have any suggestions, please feel free to contact us ([email protected]).

For more information about the Journal of Developmental Biology, please visit the website:

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jdb

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