Publisher: Scholarly Books

About the role

AOSIS, a scholarly publisher committed to open-access publishing, is looking for an experienced Publisher: Scholarly Books based in Durbanville, Cape Town. The role takes accountability for the Scholarly Books programme and acts as the principal editorial decision-maker for book publications. It suits an experienced scholarly publishing professional able to combine editorial judgement with relationship building and strategic thinking.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a sustainable pipeline of scholarly books, edited volumes and thematic series, evaluate proposals and commission new titles
• Build relationships with authors, volume and series editors, researchers and institutions, and represent AOSIS at scholarly networks and events
• Take editorial ownership of projects, guide authors and editors through peer review and revisions, and approve manuscripts for production
• Oversee peer review, safeguard editorial independence, manage conflicts of interest and uphold publication ethics
• Approve material changes to content and give final publication approval after quality checks
• Support open access, Creative Commons licensing and the discoverability of publications
• Maintain and improve publishing and peer-review policies, and contribute to the programme's strategic development

Required profile

• At least five years' experience in scholarly, academic, educational or professional publishing
• Demonstrated experience managing scholarly book projects from proposal to publication, evaluating proposals and overseeing peer review
• Relevant postgraduate qualification or equivalent scholarly publishing experience
• Experience with digital publishing workflows, scholarly communication and AI use in digital publishing
• Excellent written and verbal English

Applicants submit a CV, a motivation letter, three referees and examples of published projects; only shortlisted candidates are contacted.