The European Society for Vascular Surgery is looking for a motivated member to become the next Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of the EJVES Vascular Forum from January 2027, for a 3-year term after a 3-month run-in phase. As an ESVS Director, the Editor-in-Chief of EJVES Vascular Forum also serves on the ESVS Executive Committee.
Who can apply?
ESVS members who are knowledgeable about scientific publishing and have sufficient editorial experience to lead the Society’s second scientific journal. Preferably, you are, or have been, an Editor and/or an Editorial Board Member of the EJVES, EJVES Vascular Forum or of another comparable, established scientific journal.
In addition, you should be an experienced researcher and educator, to be able to evaluate the work of peers while understanding the diverse educational needs of the audience served by EJVES Vascular Forum. Preferably, you should have research experience in more than one of the major fields of vascular surgery or education.
Experience, skills, and interest in social media engagement and audiovisual communication will also be highly valued for the development of this role as EiC of an interactive and innovative multimedia journal with great SoMe exposure.
What is expected from you?
You will have the vision, flair and experience to direct the strategy and management of the journal and work together with the Associate and Assistant Editors to manage the submitted manuscripts, develop the journal’s audiovisual content and engage in social media interaction. You are accordingly expected to actively engage in promoting the journal on a global basis and understand the performance management aspects of the journal’s team and related outputs.
Furthermore, it is expected that your innovative ideas will further develop the EJVES Vascular Forum according to the ESVS mission, i.e. to further improve vascular science and practice, and to progressively lift its position among the international journals of our field.
As a consequence, this assignment is considerably time-consuming. There is a yearly honorarium for remuneration, but that will not directly cover for reduced clinical work. Therefore, you must have both the commitment and a working environment that permits you to focus on your editorial work for 3 years.
How to apply?
Please complete the form below, submitting your CV and a letter of motivation outlining your strategy to develop the EJVES Vascular Forum further (maximum 3 pages). Also, the letter should state clearly and convincingly how you plan to clear sufficient time for this demanding assignment.
In addition, please provide supporting documents outlining your experience in scientific editing.
Timeline:
The deadline for applications is Monday, 17th August at 12.00 CET. Dates for interviews will be confirmed in due course.
Shortlisted applicants will be able to present themselves to a panel of EJVES Vascular Forum and EJVES staff at an online meeting that will take place on a date and time to be defined. The applicants will be expected to make an audiovisual presentation detailing their ideas about the strengths and weaknesses of the journal and their suggestions to develop it further. Following the presentations, the interview panel will recommend a preferred candidate to the ESVS Executive Committee for ratification.
Once ratified, the result will be communicated to all candidates before the end of the year. The actual work as EiC will begin with a run-in phase, starting in October 2026, to shadow the current EiC. This will give the elected person enough time to prepare for taking on full EiC responsibilities from January 2027, and to re-organise their working environment, if necessary.
Any questions?
Please address them to Mr. Arindam Chaudhuri, Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Editor-in-Chief, EJVES Vascular Forum, through info@esvs.org.
