Call For Applications: Senior and Associate Editors

By November 1, 2022 please

ACCI is pleased to welcome Brenda Cude as the Executive Editor for the Journal of Consumer Affairs for the volume year 2023 and issues a call for applications for two types of editors to work with her. Senior Editors will work with the Executive Editor to assign manuscripts to Associate Editors. The primary responsibility of Associate Editors will be to manage the peer review of approximately 200 manuscripts per year. This arrangement is designed to enable one or more of the Senior Editors to rise to the role of Editor and succeed Brenda Cude in 2024 and beyond.

Applicants may submit for either Senior or Associate Editor positions, or you may apply for Senior Editor, with a stipulation that if not selected for Senior Editor, you would like to be considered for Associate Editor.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received but should be submitted no later than 11/1/22. The opportunity to express interest in serving on the Editorial Review Board will be announced in a later email. Questions should be directed to [email protected].

  • Call-For Senior Editors Detail here
  • Call-For Associate Editors Detail here

These summaries may be helpful

Responsibilities of the Senior Editors will include:

  • Working with the Executive Editor and each other to assign Associate Editors to manage the peer review of approximately 200 manuscripts per year. Senior Editors also may choose to manage the review process of selected manuscripts. Most manuscripts submitted to JCA are original research, but a small number of submissions are reviews/commentaries and articles submitted to the Journal’s Trends/Applications section.
  • Working with the Executive and Senior Editors to ensure a regular supply of high-quality manuscripts to the Publisher, to keep the manuscript flow system of accepted papers at an appropriate level, and to meet all deadlines and publishing schedules at all stages of the manuscript flow system, including solicitation of manuscripts, manuscripts in preparation, manuscripts in proof, and manuscripts in issue.
  • Soliciting high-quality papers from potential authors, adjudicating quality, and maintaining the Journal’s reputation as a platform for excellent scholarly work.
  • Adhering to an ethical and timely peer review process.
  • If desired, propose special issues and assume the Editor’s role for those issues.
  • Providing input to the Executive Editor regarding Editorial Review Board Members.
  • Providing input to the Executive Editor regarding appointment of Associate Editors.
  • Working with the Assistant to the Editor.
  • A commitment to attend the ACCI Annual Conference. Registration will be waived and ACCI will provide a stipend to partially support travel costs.

Responsibilities of Associate Editors will be to direct the peer review process for manuscript submissions

  • Assign manuscripts to peer reviewers (minimum of two, no maximum), though the Executive and Senior Editors may also select reviewers for some manuscripts.
  • Monitor the review process to avoid any personal conflict of interest issues.
  • Review all reviewers’ comments for each manuscript and make editorial decisions: rejection, revision, or acceptance.
  • Work with the Executive and Senior Editors to maintain manuscript pipeline inventory.
  • Work with the Executive and Senior Editors to ensure a regular supply of high-quality manuscripts to the Publisher, to keep the manuscript flow system of accepted papers at an appropriate level, and to meet all deadlines and publishing schedules at all stages of the manuscript flow system, including solicitation of manuscripts, manuscripts in preparation, manuscripts in proof, and manuscripts in issue.