1658 Fixed-Term Journal Administrator And Researcher (P9) at Central University of Technology, Free State

Main purpose of the job

• Administration of the Journal for New Generation Sciences (JNGS) processes and research based on the JNGS.

Main tasks

1.  General Journal Administration

2.   Performing Desktop-Review

3.  Facilitating Peer Review

4.  Finalisation of an edition

5.   Research on Journal and report writing on its editions

Minimum Qualification/ Knowledge and/or Experience

• Honours Degree or equivalent degree qualification (NQF Level 8 degree).
• Two years’ experience in all aspects of Journal Administration (including activities such as article acknowledgment, desktop review, facilitation of peer review, and compilation of an edition).
• Experience in desktop review and interpretation of similarity reports.
• Proved evidence of journal edition finalisation.
• Financial administration of Journal.
• Application of the DHET Research Outputs Policy (currently 2015).
• Bibliometric reports on Journal editions.
• Editorial Board administration, report writing, and minutes taking.

Desired Qualification, Knowledge And/Or Experience

• Honours Degree with a research component (NQF Level 8).
• Four years’ experience in all aspects of Journal Administration (including activities such as article acknowledgment, desktop review, facilitation of peer review, and compilation of an edition).
• Experience in administration of dedicated editions.
• Experience in developing a data basis for past and current journal submissions, their desktop and peer review, and publication records.
• Information collection on publication literacy practices.
• Submission of own or co-authored research papers for peer review