Job Description 

We are seeking an Editor-in-Chief for IJBNPA to handle new submissions, and continue to enhance the journal’s quality and reputation. IJBNPA is currently a Q1 and 6.457 Impact factor publication.

Key Tasks 

The tasks to be undertaken will include but not be limited to: 

• Solicit, receive and process new contributions to the journal from June 1st 2022 to May 2024, through the peer review process via the Springer/BMC online submission system. 
• Appoint and supervise the Deputy-Editors, Associate Editors and the Editorial Board. 
• Maintain and enhance the journal’s quality and reputation. 
• Work with the publisher and the Editorial Board to develop the editorial strategy and direction of the journal and to serve as ambassador for the journal. 

• Promote the journal via social media, professional meetings and other opportunities.  
• Work in partnership with ISBNPA to advance the research field of behavioral nutrition and physical activity.  
• Manage the Editorial Assistant / Journal Manager 

Person Specification 

Desirable traits in a candidate include:  

• Breadth of knowledge in the various topics, research methods, and professional issues encompassed by the journal.  
• Experience with the peer review process associated with scholarly work in behavioral nutrition and physical activity.  
• Enthusiasm for continuing to build the publication’s content and reputation. 
• Maintenance of high standards in research.  
• Candidates should have a demonstrated ability to exercise timely, clear, and fair judgements in difficult decision-making circumstances, as well as excellent organisational skills and a high degree of commitment. 

Springer/BMC will provide an annual stipend as well as the online manuscript and peer review management system. (The current editor has donated this stipend to the Society in lieu of ISBNPA memberships for the Associate Editors but this will be a decision for the new EIC). Training will be provided on the system, and an Editorial Assistant will be assigned by the Society (ISBNPA) to assist with the administration of the system. 

Application Procedure 

Applications must include a letter of interest, specifically referring to why you believe you are particularly qualified for the role of Editor-in-Chief and how you see your role in the future development and direction of the journal (maximum of 2 sides of A4). A short CV should also be submitted (maximum of 2 sides of A4).

Applications should be sent to this email.

Timeline 

• Call is opne until December 31st, 2021.
• Applications will be evaluated, potentially with individual interviews, during January, 2022.
• A decision is made by February 15, 2022.
• Training of the new EiC should start in early March, 2022 until the handover in late May 2022.

The IJBNPA team consists of Hidde van der Ploeg (Editor-in-Chief), Léonie Uijtdewilligen (Journal Manager), Ester Cerin, Clare Collins, and Kirsten Davison (all three Deputy Editors), and the current Associate Editors: Laura Bellows, Rebecca Byrne, Bronwyn Clark, Scott Duncan, Benjamin Gardner, Louisa Gordon, Maria Hagströmer, Melanie Hingle, Wendy Huang, Ruth Hunter, Melinda Hutchesson, Niko Kaciroti, Mark Kelson, Nanna Lien, Katherine Livingstone, Falk Müller-Riemenschneider, Teresia O’Connor, Dana Lee Olstad, Patricia Risica, Richard Rosenkranz, Delfien Van Dyck, Katrien Wijndaele.

The journal also has over 100 dedicated editorial Board Members who are critical to the journal’s success. Board Members provide high-quality reviews in a timely manner. All current Board Members are listed on the IJBNPA website. We are looking to expand our editorial board with researchers in the field of behavioral nutrition and physical activity.

Suitable candidates should have:

•   Expertise in behavioral nutrition and/or behavioral physical activity research;
•   Obtained a PhD (or equivalent) and at least 2-year postdoc experience;
•   Substantial experience in publishing research in high quality journals;
•   Substantial experience in reviewing scientific papers, preferably for IJBNPA, or other high quality journals;
•   Committed to conduct at least 5 high quality reviews for IJBNPA each year.

Preference will be given to candidates who express a willingness to serve for a period of at least two years. Interested candidates should send a 1-page letter outlining their interest in the role and any relevant experience along with a brief CV, including a link to ORCID and Publons (or a similar platform) (max 2-pages) to ijbnpa@vumc.nl.

The deadline for applications is November 1st 2021.
It is anticipated that new Board Members will commence duty on January 1st 2022.

For questions or requests for more information, please contact the Journal Manager Dr Léonie Uijtdewilligen at ijbnpa@vumc.nl.

The IJBNPA editorial team has recently identified the winners for their annual prizes and we are delighted to announce and congratulate the winners of the PAPER awards in the following four categories:

·       Most cited METHODOLOGY paper published in 2017:

Sedentary Behavior Research Network (SBRN) – Terminology Consensus Project process and outcome. Mark S. Tremblay, Salomé Aubert, Joel D. Barnes, Travis J. Saunders, Valerie Carson, Amy E. Latimer-Cheung, Sebastien F.M. Chastin, Teatske M. Altenburg, Mai J.M. Chinapaw & on behalf of SBRN Terminology Consensus Project Participants

Link: https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-017-0525-8

·       Most cited REVIEW paper published in 2017:

Effective behaviour change techniques for physical activity and healthy eating in overweight and obese adults; systematic review and meta-regression analyses. Gro Beate Samdal, Geir Egil Eide, Tom Barth, Geoffrey Williams & Eivind Meland

Link: https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-017-0494-y

·       Most cited OBSERVATIONAL paper published in 2017:

Fitness, fatness and the reallocation of time between children’s daily movement behaviours: an analysis of compositional data. Stuart J. Fairclough, Dorothea Dumuid, Sarah Taylor, Whitney Curry, Bronagh McGrane, Gareth Stratton, Carol Maher & Timothy Olds

Link: https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-017-0521-z

·       Most cited RCT paper published in 2017:

Long-term effects of a web-based cancer aftercare intervention on moderate physical activity and vegetable consumption among early cancer survivors: a randomized controlled trial. Iris M. Kanera, Roy A. Willems, Catherine A. W. Bolman, Ilse Mesters, Peter Verboon & Lilian Lechner

Link: https://ijbnpa.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12966-017-0474-2

We would also like to extend a very special congratulations to:

Stuart Biddle

Tom Stewart

Ruben Brondeel

who won the IJBNPA OUTSTANDING REVIEWER CONTRIBUTIONS award. Thank you all, for the excellent reviews you have performed for the journal!

We wish all ISBNPA XChange attendees a wonderful and inspirational time online.

We will definitely keep an eye on all the great research presented this year.

Please keep sending us your best work.

Best wishes,

The IJBNPA editorial team

ISBNPA congratulates all the team: editors (Hidde Van Der Ploeg, the current Editor-In-Chief), reviewers, authors, and publisher, for this achievement. 

We are looking to increase our editorial capacity to maintain high quality and timely handling and decision-making for all manuscript submissions. Hence, we wish to recruit new Associate Editors who can strengthen and complement our team.

Associated Editors at IJBNPA are responsible for selecting qualified reviewers to review the submitted manuscripts, efficiently managing the peer-review process, and making recommendations for decisions. They are also expected to provide procedural- and tactical-level feedback to enhance the journal’s operational efficiency and quality of service.

Suitable candidates should have:
• Substantial experience in publishing research in high-quality journals;
• Substantial experience in reviewing scientific papers for high-quality journals;
• Preferably some experience as a member of an editorial board;
• A commitment to ISBNPA / IJBNPA• Expertise in one of the following areas:
      o Physical activity
      o Behavioral nutrition
      o Economic evaluations
• Time to spend at least 2 hours per week working on journal-related tasks.