BJPsych Highlights Editor

Salary: Voluntary Role

Closing date: Ongoing recruitment; please get in touch.

Would you like to write the monthly Highlights column for the BJPsych, introducing the content published in each issue?

We are looking for a Highlights Editor to join the BJPsych Editorial Board. This involves:

• Writing an engaging, interesting introduction to each issue of the BJPsych (examples here and here)
• Summarising the specialist content of each issue for a general audience of practioners. Issue content is usually centered around a couple of key themes.
• Submitting the Highlights column via email within two weeks of receipt of the content of each issue every month.
The Highlights Editor will be offered mentorship and development support. The role can also be shared (co-editorship). Please note interest in co-editorship in your application or submit a joint application.

The Highlights Editor will also become a member of the Editorial Board of BJPsych (role description here). This involves:

• Reviewing papers for the journal on a regular basis (i.e. 6 per year)
• Contributing content such as original research, editorials, commentaries, ideas for commissions topics and potential authors.
• Attending board meetings around three times a year, either in person or remotely.

We are aiming to find the person who is most suited to the role and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including gender, age and ethnicity. We want an editorial board that reflects our values of equality and diversity with representation from a range of backgrounds. Therefore, we particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups in academic psychiatry.

Required:

• Experience of writing about research and writing for a general audience.
• Record of publishing and peer-reviewing mental health research.
• Experience of collegial and collaborative team work.

Desirable:

• Experience of writing about mental health research.
• Experience of writing to monthly publication deadlines.
• Record of peer-reviewing for BJPsych.
Applications and recommendations should be sent to the Managing Editor at bjp@rcpsych.ac.uk and include a brief CV, cover letter, and a brief  ‘Highlights’ extract of a BJPsych paper of your choice. 

Recruitment Process:

1) CV, cover letter and writing sample circulated to Editor-in-Chief to confirm entry requirements are met.
2) Consultation with Deputy Editor team and current Highlights Editor as required
3) Highlights Editors are recruited for a term of 3 years, subject to annual review and an initial probation period of 6 months. Terms can be extended at the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief.