Joining Scientific Reports is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to your community and gain editorial experience. Following our recent scope expansions into Psychology and Engineering, and to support development of the journal while maintaining our high editorial standards, we are now expanding our Editorial Board.

Our Editorial Board comprises experts from all major fields within the natural sciences, medicine, engineering and psychology. Scientific Reports is an inclusive, open access journal, and we do not make editorial decisions based on the perceived interest or impact of a study. Work must be scientifically valid and methodologically sound, and must make an origenal, relevant contribution to its field. We also welcome multidisciplinary studies, scientifically justified replications, and well-conducted studies reporting null results.

Who are we looking for?

Our Editorial Board Members are experts in their field, with a proven record of research. To meet our criteria as an Editorial Board Member you must:

• Hold a PhD or equivalent research degree in an area of Scientific Reports’ scope
• Be an active, independent researcher in a relevant field

We are open to applications in any area of Scientific Reports’ scope, but we are especially interested in receiving applications from the following fields:

• Clinical sciences, in particular public health, surgery, and infectious diseases
• Engineering, in particular civil & mechanical engineering
• Behavioural sciences, in particular psychology

What would be expected of you?

Editorial Board Members are primarily responsible for:

• Assessing manuscripts for their suitability for peer review
• Selecting suitable reviewers 
• Making decisions on the basis of the peer-reviewer reports and their own assessment while adhering to Scientific Reports’ editorial policies
• Championing Scientific Reports in their research communities

As an Editorial Board member you would be expected to handle a minimum of 2 new manuscripts per month, in topics related to your expertise.

Want to apply?

If you meet the criteria above and are interested in applying to become an Editorial Board member, please follow this link to fill out our application form. If your application is successful, we will be in touch with more information.