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Journal Editorial Leadership & Peer Review Framework Design

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Response Deadline08/17/2026, 01:00:00 PM UTC

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The contract seeks to establish the editorial vision and operational framework for a new scholarly journal, focusing on recruiting an Editor-in-Chief and assembling a qualified editorial board to guide content and peer review standards. A key component involves designing a robust open peer-review system that ensures transparency, rigor, and fairness in manuscript evaluation. Additionally, the contractor will develop comprehensive ethics and reproducibility policies aligned with current best practices in scientific publishing, promoting integrity and accountability in research dissemination. The work will be performed at a location with zip code 27560, and the effort is classified under NAICS code 541690 for other scientific and technical consulting services. The opportunity was posted on July 27, 2026, with a submission deadline of August 17, 2026, and is structured as a subcontract under the National Institutes of Health, part of the Department of Health and Human Services.

General Info

Establish editorial vision, open peer-review system, and ethics policies for new scholarly journal under NIH subcontract.

Agency

Department Of Health And Human Services → National Institutes Of Health OlaoView Agency

NAICS

541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting ServicesView NAICS

Place of Performance

NC, 27560, USA

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PostedJul 27

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Response DeadlineAug 17

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08/17/2026, 01:00:00 PM UTCin 19 days

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AgencyDepartment Of Health And Human Services → National Institutes Of Health Olao

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Establish editorial vision, recruit Editor-in-Chief and editorial board, design open peer-review framework, and develop ethics and reproducibility policies.

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