Editor Benefits
Professional recognition and leadership in neonatal care.
Editorial service that advances your career
Serving as an IJNE editor strengthens your professional profile and impact in neonatal medicine.
Editors help guide the direction of the journal and promote evidence based neonatal care.
Leadership visibility
Editorial roles demonstrate field leadership and credibility.
Network growth
Connect with neonatologists and researchers worldwide.
Early insight
Access emerging neonatal research ahead of publication.
Recognition
Service can be documented for promotion or evaluation.
Strategic influence
Help shape scope and special issue priorities.
- Editorial service supports the integrity of neonatal science.
- Participation strengthens peer review culture and mentoring.
- Editors contribute to global neonatal outcomes through research quality.
- Experience can support future editorial leadership roles.
To express interest, email [email protected].
These editor engagement considerations help avoid delays, support compliance, and keep neonatal manuscripts ready for rapid publication.
Plan approvals and documentation early so editorial checks can move smoothly and authors remain on schedule.
Clear coordination across teams reduces rework and strengthens trust in the final record.
Workflow clarity
Define roles, responsibilities, and expected response times for editor engagement tasks across all contributors.
Documentation readiness
Organize approvals, forms, and supporting files before final submission to avoid last minute delays.
Stakeholder alignment
Align coauthors, departments, and institutions on editor engagement decisions and approval pathways.
Timeline control
Build buffer time for reviews, approvals, and compliance checks tied to editor engagement.
Quality assurance
Confirm key elements are consistent across the manuscript, metadata, and supplementary files.
Communication cadence
Maintain clear updates with the editorial office and respond quickly to editor engagement requests.
Compliance tracking
Record required disclosures and policy statements to keep editor engagement documentation complete.
Version control
Keep a clear version history so revisions and editor engagement changes are traceable.
- Confirm the responsible contact for editor engagement coordination.
- Validate that required statements are included and up to date.
- Double check consistency between forms and manuscript text.
- Record timelines and key dates to avoid delays.
- Retain documentation for institutional or funder reporting.
- Keep a change log for editor engagement updates during revision.
- Review policy alignment before final submission.
- Ask questions early if any requirements are unclear.
Quick editor engagement reminders help keep expectations clear for all contributors.
Clarity
Keep requirements concise and easy to follow.
Completeness
Confirm the most important steps are visible to authors.
Communication
Provide a clear path for questions and support.
Review readiness
Check that the submission is complete before upload.
- Confirm information is current and accurate.
- Use consistent terminology throughout the page.
- Ensure key actions are visible to authors.
- Recheck links and contact details.
Join the IJNE Editorial Community
Contribute your expertise and help shape high quality neonatal scholarship.
