Why you should join a journal’s editorial board

Brazilian female researchers do not publish less despite an academic structure that deepens sex gap

“…This participation increases the experience and networking of a scientist, also allowing the gain of an insider's view of ways to improve a manuscript to facilitate or promote a fast track peer review process, i.e. gain in experience to the publication machinery, which could accelerate publication efforts with other journals and boost the marketability for research grants, hiring and promotions [31]. Editors' selection can reflect their hierarchic position in the academic rank and, in that manner, it can be used as a proxy for gender representation and leadership in academic spaces [32][33][34].…”

“…being a manuscript reviewer or member of the editorial board of scientific journals. Editors-in-chief and editorial-board members, for example, are usually unpaid positions, but are rated as important since they can, among others, help researchers to reach longtime professional goals or have other benefits [ 31 ]. To become part of an editorial board, some reputation within a specialty or field is required [ 32 ], which is also prone to subjective biases as traditional metrics, but less transparently and thus less debatable–in fact, this may also apply to becoming a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences [ 11 ] and other scientific societies.…”

Virtual Issue Celebrating the Editorial Advisory Board Members of Molecular Pharmaceutics

“…Joining an EAB can confer a number of benefits to a researcher . It will help to expand your network by allowing connections with other EAB members around the globe.…”

Implementing a new vision for JPEN

“…This strategy has been adopted by other journals to decrease the time required to recruit reviewers. Editorial board membership provides career benefits for the members beyond understanding the publication process 4 . Our editorial board recruitment process will serve to enhance diverse perspectives in nutrition and reduce gender inequities in academic publishing 5 …”

“…Editorial board membership provides career benefits for the members beyond understanding the publication process. 4 Our editorial board recruitment process will serve to enhance diverse perspectives in nutrition and reduce gender inequities in academic publishing. 5 In closing, I believe that adding deputy editors and expanding the number of associate editors will enhance the quality and scope of Original Research and Review publications.…”