Personnel Psychology (PPsych) invites applications for the position of Editor-in-Chief. The official term of appointment is three years beginning on January 1, 2026, although applicants should expect that training and transition into the role will commence in the six months prior to January 1, 2026.
Responsibilities of the Editor-in-Chief:
· Operational leadership and direction for the journal
· Recruitment, selection, and management of Associate Editors and Editorial Board Members, and periodical refreshing/diversification of members
· Maintain, develop, and refine journal Vision, Scope, and Strategic direction for subject relevance and currency
· Collaboration with Wiley staff on strategy, process, and new initiatives
· Commissioning of articles and special issues with a focus on growth and quality of content
· Ensure an efficient and fair peer review process and maintain an adequate reviewer pool
· Ensure the integrity of research published in the journal, promptly flagging potential ethical issues to the Publisher
· Network, travel, and advocate on behalf of the journal within the community
· Steer and develop the journal's profile and reputation, expanding reach and representation
· Reviewing all submitted manuscripts for appropriateness to journal's mission and standards; communicating "desk reject" decisions to authors for relevant manuscripts
· The assignment of Associate Editor to each reviewed manuscript based on content and method expertise
· Overseeing the Associate and Managing Editors' work flow and responsibilities, including assignment of appropriate peer reviewers, and the review and communication of all final decision recommendations
· Effectively communicating with all prospective authors, reviewers, editorial board members, members of the editorial team, publisher's staff, as well as any other important journal stakeholders
· Hosting editorial team and editorial board meetings, preparing and disseminating editorial team and board reports
· Coaching, mentoring, and other development as appropriate of editorial team members
Selection criteria for the role of Editor-in-Chief include:
· Current academic employment in a tenured, tenure-line or equivalent faculty position at a research university
· Familiarity with PPsych's aims and scope and involvement with the journal as a previously published author, reviewer, associate editor or editorial board member
· Interest and experience in appropriate content and methodological fields relevant to PPsych
· A record of scholarly publications within PPsych's scope and related fields
· Familiarity with quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methodology research
· Experience in peer review of journal papers, special issue editorship, assistant or associate editor experience, editorial board membership of one or more journals in related fields
· Leadership, communication, organizational, and project management skills in support of journal operations
Self-nominations are encouraged. Applications should include the following:
· A letter of application that addresses how the applicant meets the selection criteria and their vision for the journal, up to two pages
· A curriculum vita
The submission deadline is February 17, 2025. Please submit all application materials on or before the deadline to: Tom Harley-Mckeown (tharleymck@wiley.com) and Zhen Zhang (zhenzhang@smu.edu). If you have any questions about the role, please contact Zhen Zhang via email.
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Zhen Zhang, Ph.D.
Editor, Personnel Psychology
Cox School of Business
Southern Methodist University
zhenzhang@smu.edu------------------------------