Journals Coordinator

Work Hours: 35.0 Hours per Week

Industry: Education

The role

The Journals Coordinator supports the day-to-day activities involved in publishing Bristol University Press’s (BUP) journals and is the main publisher contact for a number of journals on the list. BUP currently publishes 24 journals with two more launching in 2026.

Hybrid working is available with every Wednesday in the office plus a minimum of one other office day is expected.

What will you be doing?

You will:

• Work closely with external academic Journal Editors and the BUP journals team to publish our journals.
• Your key responsibilities include: communicating with and advising academic journal editor teams; preparing board reports and attending board meetings; configuring online systems to manage peer review; working with the Journals Manager to develop our journals and services; and collaborating with the production and marketing teams.

You should apply if

You are highly self-motivated, conscientious, organised and able to act on your initiative as well as being an excellent team player. You will ideally have significant experience in journals publishing, working with editors and authors to deliver a high-quality service. 

Additional information

For informal enquiries please contact Edwina Thorn, edwina.thorn@bristol.ac.uk

Contract type: Fixed term for 12 months

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on Sunday 5th October 2025

Interviews anticipated to take place on Thursday 16th October 2025

Our strategy and mission

We recently launched our strategy to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values. 

The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives – particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people - because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution. 

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