Recruiting Section Editor-in-Chief for Stats

Stats (ISSN 2571-905X) is recruiting Section Editors-in-Chief for the following five new Sections:

“Biostatistics”;
“Statistical Theory and Methods”;
“Data Science, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence”;
“Econometrics and Financial Statistics”;
“General Applied Statistics”.

Stats is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on statistical science published bimonthly online by MDPI. The journal focuses on methodological and theoretical papers in statistics, probability, stochastic processes and innovative applications of statistics in all scientific disciplines including biological and biomedical sciences, medicine, business, economics and social sciences, physics, data science and engineering.

Section Editors-in-Chief are leaders in their particular field and are responsible for ensuring the scientific quality of a particular Section of a journal. The Section Editor-in-Chief is expected to oversee the growth and development of the journal Sections and their Board Members.

The initial term for this position is 2 years, and it entails the following roles:

Acting as an ambassador for the journal, MDPI and open access publishing;
Making scientific decisions about the scope of their 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 when 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 undergoing peer review and revisions);
Understanding, leading and upholding MDPI’s peer review guidelines and ethics guidelines.

If you are interested in becoming an Editor-in-Chief for this Section of Stats, recommending potential candidates, or requesting further information, please contact the Stats Editorial Office (stats@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 the opportunity to work with you.

Stats Editorial Office