Recruiting Topical Advisory Panel Members for Microorganisms

The Editorial Office of Microorganisms (ISSN: 2076-2607) is pleased to inform you that applications are open for the Topical Advisory Panel. Should you decide to serve on the Topical Advisory Panel, you would be responsible for some of the following tasks, depending on your availability:

Providing regular reviews of manuscripts;
Setting up at least one Special Issue in partnership with a senior researcher within two years of your appointment and proposing a detailed strategy plan for the Special Issue (including soliciting papers, promoting the Special Issue, etc.);
Providing support for Special Issues/Topics related to your expertise when their Guest Editors are not available. This includes Special Issue promotion via social media and giving advice on some scientific matters;
Promoting our journal at conferences (adding 1–2 slides into your presentation, distributing flyers, recommending the journal to your colleagues, etc.) on social media, and other relevant platforms;
Working with Editorial Board Members or the Editorial Office to promote high-quality/featured papers (for example, writing summaries or highlights for editor-selected papers).

To qualify as a Topical Advisory Panel Member, applicants must:

Have expertise and experience in a field related to the journal;
Have completed their Ph.D. within approximately the last 10 years;
Have published at least six papers in the last 5 years as a first author or corresponding author;
Currently hold an independent research position in academia or at a government institute.

Each year, members’ performance is evaluated, and outstanding members are promoted to the Editorial Board by the Editor-in-Chief. Please click on the following link to submit your application: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/microorganisms/topical_advisory_panel_application.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office (microorganisms@mdpi.com) for further details and clarification.

Microorganisms Editorial Office