Would you like to support the scientific community through innovative publications?
Do you enjoy building relationships that lead to successful partnerships?
About our Team
At STM Journals, we collaborate with researchers to facilitate the publication of their impactful scientific discoveries, with a focus on rigorous peer review, ethics, and reproducibility. In support of our portfolio of 3000+ hybrid and open access scientific journals, you will actively contribute to advancing science, improving health outcomes, and fostering equitable participation in publishing.
This Associate Publisher role is part of Agriculture and Environment, a dynamic and global team within STM Journals, with offices around the globe including China, the Netherlands, Germany, India, UK, and USA. We manage an extensive collection of existing journals and society relationships, launch new journals, acquire new societies, and establish new journal partnerships to ensure annual growth and customer satisfaction. We deliver world-class content by and for researchers across the globe and take a strategic approach to support our various audiences: authors, editors, researchers, societies, and academia.
About the Role
In the Agriculture and Environment team, we are looking for a bright and enthusiastic individual to join us as an Associate Publisher with responsibility to oversee a list of international journals in Global Environmental Science, as well as to drive expansion of our networks, partnerships, and market share in China for the wider group, in line with the overall STM Journals strategy and objectives. The journal list primarily consists of proprietary titles, as well as some society-affiliated titles, including both hybrid and Open Access titles. To excel in this position, you understand the importance of maintaining a strong network both with and beyond current Elsevier editors, authors, and societies.
This role can be hired from any of the main Elsevier journal’s offices in China (Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai). You will report to a Publishing Director in Amsterdam.
What you will do
Portfolio development: Work with editors, authors, editorial boards and the academic community at large to ensure sufficient copy flow of relevant, high-quality manuscripts; Negotiate and manage contractual relationships with journal editors; Continuous quality control and monitoring of all aspects of day-to-day editorial, production and publishing operations and actively address improvements where required; Meet portfolio related objectives with regards to content growth, new launches, articles market share, citation share, editorial speeds, editorial fees budget, and author and editor satisfaction.
Market awareness: You should stay up to date with market developments, to identify and map market needs and business opportunities.
Portfolio strategy: Combining market knowledge and data analysis, develop a portfolio strategy that will deliver on STMJ targets and to ensure your portfolio remains fully competitive.
China strategy: develop and execute a China strategy plan for Agriculture and Environment in close collaboration with peers.
Relationship building: Stay in close contact with editors and editorial boards within journal portfolio, and engage with stakeholders across the research communities, including research institutes, societies, and funding bodies. Work with colleagues in the team on developing their networks in China.
Teamwork: you will need to work closely with team members and other publishing colleagues to help deliver on collaborative projects and goals.
Participate in projects that are run across STMJ and contribute to projects within Elsevier that require STMJ representation. This could be related to a pilot for a new product, service or business model or even to improving certain processes within our organization.
What you will bring
Academic degree in the Physical or Agricultural Sciences is not essential but can be an advantage.
Excellent networking and communication skills, in English and in Mandarin Chinese.
Ability to adapt to change, handle multiple responsibilities simultaneously, and work equally well collaboratively or independently with colleagues and customers at different levels, in different locations, and from different cultures.
Data-driven mindset and a keen interest in new developments.
Financial and commercial awareness, with strategic awareness and eye for business development.
Results-oriented with a strong can-do attitude.
Willingness to travel in China and internationally.
We invite you to apply by sending your CV and a cover letter outlining your motivation for the role and how your skills and experience make you a strong fit.
Work in a way that works for you
We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals.
Working for you
We know that your wellbeing and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer:
Medical and Life Insurance: Coverage for Medical and life risk.
Long-Service Award: Recognition for loyalty and dedication.
Marriage and New Baby Gifts: Celebratory tokens for special life events.
Festivals and Birthday Gifts: Spreading joy on occasions that matter.
Annual Medical Check-up: Prioritizing employee well-being through regular health check-ups.
Flexible Benefits via CIIC Platform: Personalized benefits accessible through a user-friendly platform.
Paid Time Off: Annual Leave, Flex Family Care Leave, Birthday Leave, Marriage Leave, Compassionate Leave, Medical and Hospitalization Leave, Examination Leave Gazetted Public Holiday
Family Care leave (Maternity/Paternity Leave and Adoption Leave)
About the Business
A global leader in information and analytics, we help researchers and healthcare professionals' advance science and improve health outcomes for the benefit of society. Building on our publishing heritage, we combine quality information and vast data sets with analytics to support visionary science and research, health education and interactive learning, as well as exceptional healthcare and clinical practice. At Elsevier, your work contributes to the world’s grand challenges and a more sustainable future. We harness innovative technologies to support science and healthcare to partner for a better world.






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