Cecile Berbesi

London Review of Education is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal by UCL Press that publishes 3 to 4 papers monthly.

As the production editor of the journal, tasks include:

• keeping track of the production stages by updating the online Journal and Article Management System (JAMS);
  
• proofreading and controlling content quality at the different stages of the production;
  
• liaising with the production director, journal editors, and contributors;
  
• briefing the copyeditors, proofreaders and typesetters;
  
• checking the xml codes are valid and image resolution is good;
  
• ensuring the final pdf and xml files are uploaded on ScienceOpen ahead of the publication date.
  

Since 2021, I have also been charged with the peer-review process of the journal. Tasks include:

• assessing initial submissions to determine suitability for the journal, leading to either rejection without review or assignment of manuscripts to the Editors in chief;
  
• overseeing the efficient operation of peer review, from the point of submission to acceptance/rejection (e.g. tracking manuscripts, blinding papers, liaising with editors and contributors, contacting reviewers, chasing reviewers and editors);
  
• resolving ethical issues and Author/Reviewer/Editor queries;
  
• preparing accepted papers for production (e.g. making sure permission for image reproduction has been granted, papers adhere to the journal style).
  

https://www.uclpress.co.uk/pages/london-review-of-education