Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. is hiring: Publishing Et

Job Summary

Support the resolution of publishing ethics issues such as plagiarism, manipulation of the peer review process, and/or gaming of industry-accepted bibliometrics. IEEE's ethical and conduct processes are complex, detail-oriented, and confidential in nature. The incumbent in this position is primarily responsible for processing reported publishing misconduct through IEEE's centralized Ethics Point System; leading investigations as case manager; and serving as an IEEE's subject matter expert on issues related to plagiarism and violations of the policies described in the PSPB Operations Manual.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as an IEEE Publications' subject matter expert on publishing ethics issues


• Respond appropriately to all serious allegations of publishing misconduct, while playing a pivotal role as case manager in the handling and resolution of ethics issues.


• Provide initial review of incoming cases to determine if allegations merit further investigation


• Keep track of, and report regularly on the overall status of misconduct caseload


• Explore and support methods of misconduct detection, working with technology and vendor systems to improve the sensitivity and specificity of analytic tools.


• Maintain up-to-the-minute familiarity with journal and conference peer review processes, publication ethics concepts, and intellectual property law


• Keep track of reports on misconduct activities related to IEEE Publications, especially from conferences and periodicals.


• Become involved with external scholarly publishing partners, peers, and industry groups (such as COPE) to maintain active knowledge of current ethics issues and best practices for resolution.

Additional Responsibilities

• Maintain confidential, individual case files


• Assist and advise Editors-in-Chief in adjudication author appeals of paper rejections and other incidents that may fall outside the publishing ethics domain


• Stay up-to-date on best practices re: publishing ethics and publishing standards within the STEM community