14 February 2020
Recruiting Topic Editors for Cells

Cells journal will be launching a new position—Topic Editor. The main responsibilities of Topic Editors are:

  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 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, and giving advice in particular scientific cases, etc.

Benefits: Topic Editors are encouraged to apply for travel grants for their research group or themselves after one year of their tenure has been served. Moreover, they may be recommended for the role of Editorial Board Member after the Editorial Office’s evaluation.

Cells (ISSN 2073-4409) is an international, peer-reviewed open access journal which provides an advanced forum for studies related to cell biology, molecular biology and biophysics. It publishes reviews, research articles, communications and technical notes. The current Impact Factor is 5.656. The journal ranks 40/193 (Q1) in the category 'Cell Biology', and has two affiliated societies: Signal Transduction Society (STS) and Spanish Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SEBBM). We are committed to promoting the research process in cell biology, and contributing to the development of this field.

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

For more information about Cells, please visit: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/cells

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