Call for Editors
Science Editor Openings for 2027
GSA seeks Science Editor applicants for:
Terms start 1 January 2027.
Deadline to apply: 1 March 2026.
Details
GSA Bulletin editors should expect to handle 200–225 manuscripts each year, with ~35–45 active manuscripts on any given day. Preferred research interests include (but are not limited to) Archaeological Geology; Deformation: Crustal; Economic Geology; Geochronology; Geodynamics; Paleomagnetism; Petrology: Metamorphic, Sedimentary; Precambrian Geology; Sedimentary Geology: Siliciclastics; Structural Geology: Microstructure/strain/vorticity; Tectonics: Global, Neotectonics, Plate motions; Tectonophysics: Magmatism, Orogeny, Rifts and rifted margins, sedimentary basins, stresses.
Geosphere editors should expect to handle 40–65 manuscripts each year, with ~10 active manuscripts on any given day. Preferred research interests include (but are not limited to) Tectonics; Tectonic Geomorphology; Geodynamics; Numerical Modeling; Active Tectonics; Fault Mechanics; Earthquake Cycle; Interaction of Surface Processes and Tectonics; Tectonic and Geomorphologic Evolution of Subduction Zones.
GSA Today editors should expect to handle 10–15 manuscripts each year, with ~1–5 active manuscripts on any given day. We currently have strengths in Archaeological Geology; Crystallography; Deformation; Geochemistry; Geophysics; History of Geology; Mineralogy; Paleoceanography; Paleoclimatology; Petrology; Planetary Geology; Geomorphology; Quaternary Geology; Sedimentary Geology; Stratigraphy; Structural Geology.
GSA Books editors should expect to handle 10–25 manuscripts each year, with ~5–10 active manuscripts on any given day. We currently have strengths in Petrology – Igneous; Planetary Geology; Remote Sensing/GIS; Volcanology; Tectonics; Volcanology; Geochronology.
Editors work from their current locations at work or at home. The positions are considered voluntary, but GSA provides an annual stipend and funds for office expenses.
Duties
- Ensuring stringent peer review.
- Expeditious processing of manuscripts.
- Making final acceptance or rejection decisions after considering reviewer recommendations.
- Working with co-editors to set the editorial tone of the journal.
- Maintaining excellent content by publishing a diverse range of papers.
Required Qualifications
- Experience as an editor or associate editor for a geoscience publication. (Provide details in your application letter.)
- Demonstrated expertise in two or more fields in the geosciences or in interdisciplinary fields broadly related to the geosciences.
- Experience handling a significant editorial workload.
- Ability to make timely decisions.
- Strong willingness to handle paper topics outside of your main research discipline(s).
- Proven ability to communicate clearly and respond quickly to author needs.
Preference Qualifications
- Experience with a GSA journal as a reviewer, associate editor, or editor.
- Breadth of interdisciplinary experience to complement that of existing editors; demonstrated interest in interdisciplinary research.
- International reputation and connections with the geoscience communities.
- Interest in encouraging innovation; willingness to take risks.
- Ability to support a positive team dynamic; ability to work with GSA staff and other editors to enhance the reputation of the publication.
Evaluation Process
The GSA Publications Committee will evaluate applications and make its recommendations to GSA Council based on the combination of how a candidate’s disciplinary expertise fits with the needs of the publication and on the candidate’s application, which should provide documentation of the required and preferred qualifications listed here.
GSA affirms the value of diverse scientific ideas and the connection between diverse scientific ideas and a diverse group of contributors of those ideas. Accordingly, GSA welcomes applications from all qualified persons and encourages applications that highlight diversity.
Learn More
Contact Cary Cosper, Associate Director of Publications, editing@geosociety.org, with any questions.
Apply Today
In a single PDF, provide your curriculum vitae and a letter of application that demonstrates how your interests and experience fulfill the required and preferred qualifications.
Submit your application
Deadline to apply: 1 March 2026.