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InvitationforApplications:EditorinChief,PEDIATRICRESEARCH

TheInternationalPediatricResearchFoundation(IPRF)invitesapplicationsforanexcitingopportunityto becometheEditorinChiefofPediatricResearch,whenthepostbecomesvacantinearly2011. TheincumbenteditorsSherinU.Devaskar,M.D.,EditorinChief,andPetraHuppi,M.D.,EuropeanChief EditorwillbesteppingdownfromtheirrespectivepositionsinJanuary2011,andtheEditorialstructure ofPediatricResearchwillberevisedasoutlinedbelow.Tomakethisexcitingnewappointment,theIPRF hascreatedaSearchCommitteetoinviteandreviewapplications,whichwillbeduebyFebruary15, 2010.Followingtheappointment,whichwillbemadebyMay2010,thesuccessfulcandidatewillembark onatransitionalperiod,withfullresponsibilityfortheeditorshipanddirectionoftheEditorialBoard slatedtostartJanuary2,2011. IncontrasttopreviousEditorialarrangementsforPediatricResearch,advancesinelectronic communicationhavefacilitatedtheinternationalizationoftheeditorialboardwithimprovementsin reviewingandpublishing.Therefore,andincontrasttothepreviousarrangementswithtwogroupsof editorialboardmembersfromtheUSAandEurope,respectively,theIPRFhastakenthedecisionto appointasingleEditorialBoardonthisoccasion,withasingleEditorinChief,supportedbyanAssociate EditorinChief.ItisanticipatedthattheEditorialBoardwillbechosenonthebasisofacademicmerit regardlessoflocation,butthattheBoardshouldreflecttheinternationalnatureoftheJournal. MissionStatement PediatricResearchisapeerreviewedscientificjournalfocusedontheetiologiesofdiseasesofchildren anddisordersofdevelopment,extendingfrommolecularbiologytoepidemiology.TheJournalhasa distinguishedEditorialBoardthatreflectsthebroadandinterdisciplinarynatureofthefield.Asthe OfficialPublicationoftheAmericanPediatricSociety,theEuropeanSocietyforPaediatricResearch,and theSocietyforPediatricResearch,PediatricResearchprovidesaforumforclinicalresearchers,basic scientists,clinicians,andotherstopublishoriginalresearchandexplorecontroversies.Useofmodel organismsandinvitrotechniquesrelevanttodevelopmentalbiologyandmedicineareacceptable,asare translationhumanstudies. TheJournalwelcomesandencouragessubmissionsfromalldisciplinesincludingpediatricsubspecialties, pediatricsurgery,basicscience,childpsychiatry,psychology,nursing,physicaltherapy,socialwork,and otherrelatedfields.Itistheinterdisciplinaryfocusandthehighqualityoftheclinicalinformationand basicsciencedemandedbytheEditorialBoardthatdistinguishesPediatricResearch. AboutPediatricResearch PediatricResearchdebutedasanewpublicationin1967.AllAPS/SRP/ESPRmembersreceivePediatric Researchasabenefitoftheirmembership.TheJournalispublished12timesperyearandisindexedin IndexMedicus.PediatricResearchhasa2008ImpactFactorof2.604,andranks15thof86inPediatrics (ThomsonScientificJournalCitationReports2008).PublishedfortheInternationalPediatricResearch FoundationbyWoltersKluwerHealth/LippincottWilliams&Wilkins,theJournalusestheEditorial Manager,asitsmanuscriptsubmissionandpeerreviewwebbasedsystem.Forfurtherinformationabout PediatricResearch,visitthejournalwebsite,http://www.pedresearch.org. Applications TheEditorinChiefwillbeamemberofeithertheSocietyforPediatricResearch,theAmericanPediatric Society,ortheEuropeanSocietyforPaediatricResearch.

TheEditorinChiefwillpossessageneralscientificknowledgeofthefieldscoveredinthejournalandbe skilledintheartsofwriting,editing,criticalassessment,negotiation,anddiplomacy. Thisindividualwillbeexpectedtodrawtogetheraneditorialteamofscientists,whowillhavespecialist knowledgeinthekeyareascoveredbytheJournal,andwillincludeanAssociateEditorinChief,with whomtheEditorinChiefwillworkcloselyindevelopingeditorialpolicyandstrategy.TheIPRFanticipates thatthispairingwouldreflectthetransatlanticflavorofpreviousJournaleditorialteamsandthatthe proposedEditorialBoardwillbeinternationalincomposition.

ApplicantsshouldprovideafullCurriculumVitaeandpersonalstatementtosupporttheirapplication.In additionthreelettersofrecommendationfromknowledgeablecolleaguesshouldbeincluded. Applicationswillbeassessedforevidenceof: 1. AcademicandPublishingRecord Evidenceofstrongacademicachievementandrobustlistofpublicationsinrelevantfields. 2. EditorialExperience ExperienceasanEditor,AssociateEditororEditorialBoardMember(orsimilar)ofanindexed journalinarelatedfield. 3. ContentandFormatDevelopment Perspectiveondevelopingthejournalscontent,throughtheeditorialstructureandprocess, outreachtoauthors,strategicdevelopmentofthejournal,anddeploymentofwebbasedfeatures availablethroughthepublishersplatform. PleasesubmityourapplicationmaterialsbyFebruary15,2010to: PediatricResearchEditorinChiefSearchCommittee WilliamW.Hay,Jr.,MD SecretaryTreasureroftheIPRF UniversityofColoradoDenverF441 13243East23rdAvenue Aurora,Colorado80045,USA Email:bill.hay@ucdenver.edu ApplicationsmustbereceivedbyFebruary15,2010.SelectedEditorinChiefcandidates,togetherwith theirdesignateAssociateEditorinChief,willbeinvitedbytheIPRFTrusteestopresenttheirproposals, whichshouldincludetheirproposedEditorialBoard.InterviewswillbeheldatthemeetingoftheIPRF BoardofTrusteesinVancouveronFriday,April30,2010,priortothe2010PASannualmeeting.

THE INTERNATIONAL PEDIATRIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION

PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF JOB DESCRIPTION
TheEditorinChiefofPediatricResearchisresponsiblefortheeditorialcontentand processofproducingtheJournal.TheEditorinChiefwillworkwithanAssociate EditorinChief,towhomeditorialdecisionsmaybedelegatedasappropriate,and throughanEditorialBoard,whichwillbeselectedbytheEditorinChiefandAssociate EditorinChiefandapprovedbytheIPRF.TheEditorinChiefwillpossessageneral scientificknowledgeofthefieldscoveredinthejournalandbeskilledintheartsof writing,editing,criticalassessment,negotiation,anddiplomacy. Managementresponsibilities TheEditorinChiefofPediatricResearchisresponsibletotheTrusteesofthe InternationalPediatricResearchFoundationthroughthePresidentoftheBoardof Trustees.ThislatterpostrotatesamongthethreeAcademicSocietiesthatowntheTitle oftheJournal,theAmericanPediatricSociety,theEuropeanSocietyforPaediatric Research,andtheSocietyforPediatricResearch. TheEditorinChiefchairsandisresponsibletotheEditorialBoardoftheJournal. TheEditorinChiefworkscloselywiththeJournal'sEditorialManagementstaff,liaises withthePublisherappointedbytheIPRFtopublishtheJournal,andhasprimary responsibilityforcommunicationswiththosestaff. DUTIES TheEditorinChiefwill Publishoriginal,important,welldocumented,peerreviewedarticlesonadiverse rangeofscientifictopicsofinteresttothereadership. Establishthepoliciesfor: o Submissionofmanuscriptsandcriteriaforauthorship/contributorship o Processesforpeerreview,evaluationofdecisionsregardingpublication, andmethodsforreconsiderationofrejectedmanuscripts o Identificationandselectionofthemeissuesandsupplements o Conflictofinterestanddisclosure

o Handlingallegationsandfindingsofscientificmisbehaviorand misconduct o InstructionstoReviewers,EthicalGuidelines,EditorialBoardreports o ThepublicationofEditorials,Commentaries,andReviews ProvidetheIPRF,executiveteamsoftheAPA,ESPRandSPR,andtheEditorialBoard withreports,asrequested,ontheJournal'sactivities; ConveneasaminimumannualmeetingsoftheEditorialBoard; AttendtheMeetingsoftheIPRFBoardofTrusteesandexecutivemeetingsofthe APA,ESPRandSPRasrequested; Receive,review,andactoncomplaintsfromthoseinvolvedinthepublication process; Reviewandapprovethejournal'syearlybudget,asproposedbythemanaging editor,forapprovalbythejournal'smanagementcommittee; Representtheeditorialboardinnegotiationswiththejournal'spublisher.

EDITORIALFREEDOM TheEditorinChiefwillhavecompleteauthorityfordeterminingtheeditorialcontent withinthedefinedscopeofthejournalandwillparticipateinthedevelopmentofthe advertisingpolicy. TERMOFAPPOINTMENT TheindividualappointedbytheIPRFasEditorinChiefisexpectedtoserveinthat positionfor5years. IfapersonservingasEditorinChiefisunabletocompletethecurrentterm,6months' noticeshouldbeprovided.TheEditorinChiefmayrecommendapotentialsuccessorto theSociety.

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