NeuScience is recruiting its founding academic editorial team for a journal centred on human health. Editorial appointments are a substantive part of the journal’s scientific accountability. This page identifies current recruitment status and the responsibilities prospective editors should consider.
Current status · 6 October 2026. The Editor-in-Chief role is open. An appointed editorial board has not yet been announced. No person should be understood to hold a role because they have expressed interest, reviewed a manuscript or received platform access.
Founding roles and scientific coverage
Recruitment spans medicine and surgery, biotechnology and molecular sciences, public health, neuroscience, AI and biomedical informatics, and interdisciplinary health research. Section groupings and named leadership will be published when agreed; these subject areas are not an appointed roster.
Decision authority and editorial independence
Scientific decisions must follow scope, evidence, ethics and the quality of the contribution. Fees, waiver eligibility, commercial relationships and recruitment objectives must not determine acceptance. Editors need an agreed mandate for decisions and an unconflicted escalation route. Platform administrator permissions do not, by themselves, grant a scientific editorial appointment.
Editors must disclose relevant relationships and recuse themselves where impartiality could be affected. Their own manuscripts and those of close collaborators require independent handling. Guest-edited collections must retain journal oversight and the usual review and disclosure requirements. Read conflicts and editorial independence and peer review and selection.
What service as an editor requires
An editor must be able to judge the question and methods, commission independent expert assessment, distinguish essential revisions from optional advice, explain decisions and act on integrity concerns. Review quality matters more than counting recommendations. Confidential manuscripts, reviewer reports and participant information must be protected.
Editors should use the research standards, reporting worksheet and data/code policy when evaluating evidence. Concerns about original data, images, authorship or references follow the integrity process. Corrections and complaints follow the post-publication and appeals policy.
Appointment information and public profiles
Before accepting, agree the role, subject remit, term, decision authority, workload expectations, support, confidentiality obligations, conflict handling and any compensation in writing. The appointment should also explain supervision, review of service and how either party may end it. No particular term, remuneration or workload is offered by this public invitation.
A confirmed profile should give the editor’s full name, role, current institution, subject expertise, a brief relevant biography and an institutional or ORCID link where available. Publication of the profile requires the individual’s agreement. Affiliations describe individuals; they do not imply institutional sponsorship of the journal. Former appointments should be identified as former rather than left on the active roster.
How to express interest
Email editorial@neuscience.org with the subject “Founding editorial role — NeuScience”. Include your preferred role, CV, current affiliation, institutional profile or ORCID, research expertise, editorial/review experience, a brief statement about the journal’s scientific contribution, availability and relevant interests. Do not send confidential manuscripts or patient data.
Expressions of interest are assessed for expertise, experience, independence and coverage of the journal’s scope. Sending an application is not an appointment and does not require a manuscript submission. Read journal information and quality standards and current indexing and preservation status before deciding to join.
Reviewer community and enquiries
Researchers who wish to contribute specific peer-review expertise can read reviewer eligibility and registration information and reviewer guidance. Reviewing does not automatically establish board membership.
Publisher: NeucitePress. Editorial enquiries: editorial@neuscience.org. No professional society or institution is represented as a sponsor solely because one of its researchers participates.