Nitza Jones – Editor

Responsible for book acquisitions in the Business, Management and Finance book publishing program. Acquires and publish 40 book projects per year, including high profile projects such as Major Reference Works, Textbooks, Professional books and Open Access books. Manages several book series, including two conferences proceeding series and a professional book series. Attends four to six academic/research conferences globally. Mentors an Assistant Editors within the Business and Economics editorial team.
• Meet and negotiate book projects with authors/editors; send proposals and manuscripts out for peer review; modestly guide authors in manuscript development; review incoming manuscripts; write and edit marketing copy
• Act as a liaison between author/editors and production; troubleshoot production issues; answer production and author queries

Responsible for book acquisitions and journal management and development in the Business and Management publishing program. Acquires 32 book projects and publishes 30 titles per year, including high profile projects such as Major Reference Works, Textbooks, Professional books and Open Access books. Responsible for the management and growth of seven academic/research journals. Negotiate and prepare book and journal contracts. Manages several book series, including two conferences proceeding series and a professional book series. Attends four to six academic/research conferences globally. Mentors two Assistant Editors within the Business and Economics editorial team.
• Meet and negotiate book projects with authors/editors; send proposals and manuscripts out for peer review; modestly guide authors in manuscript development; review incoming manuscripts; write and edit marketing copy
• Act as a liaison between author/editors and production; troubleshoot production issues; answer production and author queries
• Guide and advise editors-in-chief of seven academic journals; provides and explains annual journal reports; attends journal editorial board meetings; work with editors-in-chief to increase submissions, citations, Web of Science Impact Factor and usage; help journals apply for major indexing database including Web of Science and Scopus

Assisted the Editorial Director of the Business and Management program in soliciting and evaluating book proposals, including managing the external peer review process. Negotiated contract terms with authors. Assisted authors with manuscript preparation as needed including evaluating drafts, answer queries regarding our manuscript guidelines. Reviewed incoming manuscript to ensure consistency and adherence to house manuscript guidelines. Provided minor copy editing of final manuscript when necessary. Communicated with authors regarding missing elements or deviation from house style. Prepared final manuscripts for handover to production and remained a point of contact for authors throughout the production process. Proofread covers, front matter and marketing copy. Liaised between author/editors and production. Troubleshoot major production issues and answer production and author queries. Provided editorial support to Editorial Director as needed. Attended four to six academic/research conferences globally. Guided and advised editors-in-chief of five academic journals.

Provided editorial support the Editorial Director of the Business and Economics program. Handled non-strategic issues to maintain scholarly journals including updates to editorial board lists on journal website, add calls for papers, and arrange free journal subscriptions for board members. Handled administrative tasks including preparation of publishing agreements, updating internal management systems, requesting author/editor payments, and maintaining journal editorial board lists, etc.
• Managed editorial processes including the peer review process for new proposals
• Managed internal databases and status reports
• Liaised with authors as well as with colleagues in sales, marketing, production and editorial

Assisted the editor of psychiatric textbook series. Copy edited, proofread, and revised text in MS Word, hard copy, and Adobe Acrobat. Maintain style sheet. Proofread proofs against copyedits for typos, grammar, and consistency. Search for references for reference lists. Add updated material when necessary. Review and incorporate all edits from editors, contributing editors, contributors, editorial assistant, and freelancers. Handle all incoming and outgoing permission requests from publishers, authors, and American Psychiatric Association. Contact and coordinate outside reviewers. Coordinate distribution of gratis books and payment checks to editors, contributing editors, and contributors. Perform administrative duties such as answering phones, faxing, copying, and filing.
• Act as liaison between editors; publishers and executives at Lippincott Williams and Wilkins; Silverchair and Aptara Corp compositors; and over 1,000 textbook contributors. Handle inquiries, maintain timely production schedule, collect and distribute manuscripts, and handle book orders and distribution.
• Create, continually maintain and update extensive filing system that houses over 30,000 manuscript pages and all other files related to book production.
• Helped bring to market 17 textbooks within the series.