AGA Editorial Fellowships

The goal of the fellowships is to mentor promising candidates for future editorial leadership roles in scientific publishing. 

Position description

The selected applicants will become intimately involved with the journal’s entire editorial process, including peer review, editorial oversight, manuscript selection for publication, production and post-publication activities. Each individual will also work closely with AGA’s professional editorial staff. The fellowship is primarily “virtual;” the program will happen over email, teleconferences and video chats.  

Responsibilities

The selected applicants will be expected to fulfill the following duties:

1. Attend Board of Editors’ (BOE) teleconferences wherein preliminary decisions will be discussed and final decisions for manuscripts will be determined. BOE teleconferences may be weekly or less frequent, depending on the journal. 
2. Conduct peer reviews of submitted manuscripts under the direct supervision of an associate editor through the journal’s manuscript tracking system, Editorial Manager (minimum of one peer review per month). 
3. Attend periodic teleconferences or video chats with one or more members of the journal’s BOE, who will provide close mentoring of the fellow as he or she learns more about the responsibilities of the peer-review process. 
4. As an author, contribute up to two submissions to the journal – the article type will be agreed upon with the journal’s editor(s)-in-chief.  
5. Crawl preprint servers for possible submissions to the journal. 
6. Help disseminate research on social media if the fellow is active on the relevant platforms. 
7. Attend the virtual BOE annual meeting.  

Eligibility 

All applicants must be current members of AGA.

MD or MD/PhD applicants are eligible if they are in an accredited gastroenterology fellowship program and have completed their first year of clinical training by the time the editorial fellowship program begins (July 2024). PhD applicants are eligible if they are within the first five years of their postdoctoral fellowship training.

The applicant will be required to complete AGA conflict of interest disclosure and confidentiality statements and adhere to the journal’s conflict of interest policy. The fellow cannot serve on or accept appointment to the boards of editors of any competing journal during the term of the fellowship.

To apply

To be considered for this position, applicants should provide the following:

1. A current curriculum vitae. 
2. A completed conflict of interest form. 
3. A cover letter detailing your objectives in applying for the fellowship and what strengths you bring to the position and your preferred journal for the fellowship.  
4. A letter of recommendation, no more than 2 pages in length, from a division chief or other senior faculty.

The deadline for applications was 11:59 p.m., Monday, April 29, 2024. 

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