Peer Review Associate

Job Purpose The Peer Review Associate is responsible for managing and coordinating the end-to-end peer review process for assigned journals through Sage Track (STS), ensuring efficient manuscript handling, stakeholder communication, quality compliance, and timely progression of submissions from initial receipt through production. Key Responsibilities Peer Review Management Review newly submitted manuscripts to ensure they meet journal submission guidelines and are ready for peer review. Manage manuscript workflows within Sage Track (STS), ensuring timely processing at each stage of the peer review cycle. Invite, assign, and support reviewers throughout the review process. Follow up with editors, associate editors, reviewers, and authors to ensure completion of pending tasks within defined deadlines. Monitor manuscript progress and proactively address workflow bottlenecks. Ensure accepted manuscripts contain all required documentation and files before transferring them to production. Production Readiness & Quality Control Verify that accepted manuscripts include all necessary components, including: Up-to-date author information Editable manuscript files Copyright permissions Contributor agreements Properly formatted references as per journal style guidelines (APA, Chicago, ASA, AMA, CSE, etc.) Ensure authors complete and submit electronic contributor agreements through STS. Export accepted manuscripts to the Production team within established deadlines. Maintain data accur