BMC Agriculture is recruiting new Editorial Board Members. We welcome applications from researchers with expertise in the following disciplinary areas:
- Crop Science – including crop breeding and genetics, physiology and agronomy, pest management, soil fertility/ nutrient management, crop modelling and simulation
- Crop production – including greenhouse/controlled environmental agriculture, urban and peri-urban agriculture
- Agroecology and sustainable agriculture – including agroforestry, conservation and climate-smart agriculture, organic agriculture, biodiversity conservation
- Livestock farming and aquaculture – including livestock production/management, genetics and breeding, animal nutrition and feed technology, animal health/veterinary research, sustainable animal husbandry
- Agricultural engineering and technology – including precision agriculture and smart farming technologies, water management, renewable energy, waste management
- Agribusiness and policy – including farm management and productivity analysis, agricultural trade, economic impact, agricultural policy, food security
BMC Agriculture and ethos
BMC Agriculture is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that provides an interdisciplinary platform for advancing our understanding and application of agricultural practices worldwide. It considers research on crop and livestock production, aquaculture, fisheries, and forestry as well as promoting research that seeks to address climate change, food security, sustainable resource management and technological innovation.
We do not make editorial decisions on the basis of the interest of a study or its likely impact. Studies must be scientifically valid; for research articles this includes a scientifically sound research question, the use of suitable methods and analysis, and following community-agreed standards relevant to the research field.
Criteria
We are seeking researchers who are committed to open access, data sharing, and innovation in scientific publishing.
Suitable candidates should:
- have a minimum of fifteen (15) research papers published in reputable, English language, peer-reviewed journals;
- be frequently listed as corresponding author (first or last author) during the last five years;
- have demonstrable expertise that fits within the scope and the need of the journal.
Suitable Editorial Board Members for BMC Agriculture also must:
- support the journal’s ethos, scope, editorial standards, and policies, and be committed to represent BMC Agriculture within the scientific community;
- provide a professional and supportive service to our authors and ensure that manuscripts fulfil the requirements of the Journal and are handled efficiently and appropriately through peer-review.
Role and responsibilities
The Editorial Board Member is primarily responsible for assessing manuscripts for their suitability for peer review, selecting suitable reviewers who meet the Journal’s requirements and recommends decisions on the basis of the peer reviewers’ reports and their own assessment while adhering to the Journal’s editorial policies.
An Editorial Board Member for BMC Agriculture should be willing to handle a minimum of 12 manuscripts per year across a range of disciplines within their broader subject area, bearing in mind that meeting this target may depend on the journal's receipt of a sufficient number of submissions.
We also encourage all of our Editors to take an active interest in journal development and promotional projects to help increase the visibility of our published research.
Our Editorial Board Members will receive training, and our in-house editorial team will also provide administrative support. The Editorial Board Members will report to the in-house Editor.
More information on Editorial Board Responsibilities can be found here.
