Call for Editorial Board Members (Sr. Editor/Editor)
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Call for Editorial
Board Members (Sr. Editor/Editor)
The journal Indian Phytopathology (Electronic
ISSN: 2248-9800, Print ISSN: 0367-973X) is looking for new Editorial
Board members of international repute with the passion to drive the journal
forward in an exciting direction.
Being established in 1947, Indian Phytopathology has
been established as one of the most important scientific journals of India
aiming to promote research and development in the field of Plant Pathology. In
the present situation, the journal has national as well as global impact in
this subject.
Indian Phytopathology is seeking
appropriate, technically capable, high-profile researchers/faculties having
good record of editing of scientific journals to join the Editorial Board for
constitution a dynamic team of editors.
Currently, Indian Phytopathology is
gloriously abstracted and indexed in Baidu,
CLOCKSS, CNKI, CNPIEC, Dimensions, EBSCO Discovery Service, EMBiology, Google
Scholar, Meta, Naver, OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service, Portico,
ProQuest-ExLibris Primo, ProQuest-ExLibris, Summon, SCImago, SCOPUS, TD Net
Discovery Service, UGC-CARE List (India), Wanfang
Responsibilities of Editors
1. Encouraging quality
submissions: Encouraging the students, colleagues, and those working plant
health management to submit their latest quality research papers so as to helps
the journal reaching in quality and reputation. Editors also should submit
their own research papers.
2. Conducting peer review
process: Conduct stringent reviewing of the submitted papers and this should
be completed within the allocated deadline keeping in mind for suggesting
alternative reviewers. If you are unable to suggest a colleague, alternate
reviewers, the paper should be reviewed by yourself. Editor should avoid
delaying the peer review process for the interest of the contributors and the
paper & also for reputation of the journal.
3. Suggesting special issues
considering and highlighting hot topics: Identifying topics for special
issues, which you may be the guest editor. If editors spot any trends or areas
that might help raising the profile and the Indian Phytopathology, they can
suggest or submit their own write up for consideration.
4. Promoting the Journal: Editors should recommend
the Journal to their parent institution or library if they have not subscribed
yet, and promote the Journal via international/crucial/academic conferences,
activities or other channels.
5. Advising on the
Journal policy and scope participating in academic activities: Giving professional
advice on the Journal policy and scope and active participating in the journal
development. Editors should take an active role in the Editorial Board
meetings, and co-sponsor international/academic conferences.
Benefits of being Editorial Board Member
1. Editor’s names will be
listed in each issue of the journal and on the journal's website.
2. Getting one hard copy of
the issues without any charges after the issue has been completed successfully
(upon request).
3. Organizing or promoting
freely conferences or other academic activities by using our platform.
Basic Requirements
1.
The applicant must be a life member of the Society (exempted
for foreign members) and must hold PhD (doctoral) degree with minimum
position of Sr. Scientist/Associate Professor/Scientist with at least 10 years
of experience with excellent contributions in the subject.
2.
The applicant must have good experience in his/ her specific research
field.
3.
The research field of the applicant must conform to the scope of our
journal.
The Editor should keep in mind about the responsibilities following:
Responsibilities of Reviewers of Editorial
members: The responsibility of reviewers is to evaluate the quality, relevance,
and merit of submitted manuscripts (MS). Comments should be complete and
detailed containing clear opinions about strengths, weaknesses, relevance, and
importance of the MS in the field of subject. Reviewers should consider
themselves as mentors to the author(s) and comments should be specific and
constructive and suggestions should be intended to enhance the MS. Reviewers
will be asked to confirm the levels of evidence classified by the authors and
reflected in the contents of MS. Reviewers may be requested to review the MS
maximum up to four times a year. Reviewers who consistently exhibit excellency,
and respond promptly to the editorial requests are considered for invitation to
the Editorial Board in course of time. At least two best reviewers will
be awarded as IPS Best Reviewer, and also concerned Editor will be given
special recommendation for the reviewing process.
Applications are welcomed
from highly qualified and well-networked academics in the field of Plant
Pathology with previous experience of review. Those interested in making an
application, should send an updated CV with a statement
explaining why you'd like to join the board.
All enquiries, expressions of interest and applications should be sent as per attached proforma via email to: Secretary, Indian Phytopathological Society, at ipsdis@yahoo.com by March 05, 2023.
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