SUP Editorial Board Vacancy

Scottish Universities Press (SUP) currently have a vacancy for an editorial board member to represent the small specialist institution constituency, comprising Glasgow School of Art, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and SRUC. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the direction of SUP and contribute to an innovative venture driven by the needs of the research community.

SUP is a fully open access press coordinated by the Scottish Confederation of University and Research Libraries (SCURL) and managed by 19 member libraries on a not-for-profit basis. We published our first book in October 2024 and, through our editorial board, have developed an exciting pipeline of peer reviewed titles extending to 2029.

Our editorial board is drawn from researchers at participating institutions. The SUP model has been designed to ensure broad representation across institution types, using a constituency approach to allocate places according to institutional profile.

The role of SUP Editorial Board members includes:

• Reviewing proposals and assessing suitability for publication by the Press.

• Encouraging submissions and helping distribute calls for proposals.

• The overall development and management of the peer review process. This will involve:

  • supporting the identification of suitable peer reviewers;

  • evaluating reviewer comments;

  • checking author revisions and making recommendations about final publishing decisions; and

  • ensuring that peer review is carried out ethically, following COPE core practices.

• Advocating for the Press and distributing coordinated communications across relevant networks.

• Bringing best practice to SUP by contributing to decisions on policies and processes.

• Mentoring Early Career Researchers (ECRs) and supporting less experienced colleagues in gaining experience of working on an editorial board.

• Assisting in the recruitment of further editorial boards as required as the Press develops.

SUP accepts books proposals in all disciplines and our Editorial Board members are asked to contribute to decision-making on all proposals submitted for publication.

Expressions of interest in joining the Editorial Board should be submitted via the online form by Monday 10 February 2025. For an informal discussion, please contact your institutional representative on the Management Board (details below). Members are asked to commit to joining the Board for a two-year term.

For more information about SUP, please visit www.sup.ac.uk.

The Management Board representatives for the small specialist institutions constituency are:

Glasgow School of Art: Nicola Siminson

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland: Caroline Cochrane

SRUC: Elaine Muir