Veterinary Surgery Associate Editor, Small Animal Apply by April 11, 2025

Veterinary Surgery Associate Editor, Small Animal

Apply by April 11, 2025

Veterinary Surgery is seeking an associate editor with expertise in small animal orthopedic and neurologic surgery.

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Responsibilities:

The associate editor, small animal, is responsible for shared management of small animal submissions related to small animal orthopedic and neurologic surgery, including assigning reviewers, synthesizing reviewer comments, providing editorial comments about the manuscript, and making a recommendation to the editor-in-chief on the suitability of submissions for publication.

Associate editors typically manage approximately 50 manuscripts per year (original submissions and revisions), with an estimated commitment of two to four hours per manuscript reviewed and four to eight hours per manuscript edited. Associate editors are expected to attend the annual editors meeting (virtual) each fall. Associate editors receive an annual stipend of $5,300. The position has a three-year, renewable term that starts November 1, 2025, and ends October 31, 2028.

Requirements:

1. Must be a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons

2. Must be familiar with the current scientific literature in small animal soft tissue surgery

3. Must be fluent in scientific English, substantiated by a strong publication track record

4. Must be committed and able to attend to the needs of the journal in a timely fashion

5. Must attend the annual editors meeting (virtual) and participate in email discussions/conference calls during the year

Preference will be given to Diplomates of at least five years standing, who previously served on the Veterinary Surgery Editorial Review Board or have other peer-review or editorial experience.

For more information, contact ACVS Programs Coordinator Tracey Delaney, tdelaney@acvs.org, or Editor-in-Chief Dominique Griffon, DGriffonEditor@acvs.org.

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