Call for Editorial Advisory Board Members

Benchmarking: An International Journal (BIJ) invites applications from established scholars and experienced researchers interested in joining the journal’s Editorial Advisory Board (EAB).

This call aims to strengthen BIJ’s international Editorial Board, expand the journal’s pool of expert reviewers and further enhance the quality, efficiency and developmental value of the peer-review process. The journal seeks to build an active, engaged and internationally diverse Editorial Board committed to supporting timely and rigorous peer review. EAB members will play an important role in supporting the Editor-in-Chief and the editorial team in maintaining BIJ’s standards of academic rigour, relevance and impact.

About the journal

BIJ is aimed to be a source of theoretical and application techniques for scholars and practitioners, so organizations acquire information and background knowledge to benchmark their performance and identify the best practices in organizational management.

The journal publishes high-quality research by academic and industry contributors that advances the understanding and application of benchmarking, performance metrics, and best practices to enhance business processes and organizational performance.

BIJ welcomes research in operations management, productivity, performance evaluation, and benchmarking across firms, sectors, or countries, as well as related areas that support decision-making and continuous improvement in organizations.

Benchmarking: An International Journal

The role of EAB Members

Responsibilities of Editorial Board Members

Editorial Board members will be expected to:

• Review manuscripts submitted to BIJ on a regular basis, providing timely, rigorous and constructive reviewer reports.
• Support the identification of suitable reviewers within their areas of expertise.
• Promote BIJ within academic and professional networks, conferences, research groups and scholarly communities.
• Encourage the submission of high-quality manuscripts aligned with BIJ’s aims and scope.
• Provide advice to the Editor-in-Chief and editorial team when requested.
• Contribute to the development of the journal through special issue proposals, thematic initiatives or community-building activities where appropriate.

Editorial Progression

Outstanding and highly committed Editorial Advisory Board members may be considered for future appointment as Associate Editors, depending on their contribution to the journal, reviewing performance, subject expertise, reliability, international profile and alignment with BIJ’s editorial needs.

This progression pathway is intended to recognise active editorial service and to build a strong, engaged and internationally diverse editorial leadership team for BIJ

Benefits of joining the EAB

• Your name will be listed on the journal’s website.
• Early access to new research – you will get the opportunity to read cutting-edge research before it has even been published.
• The opportunity to network with colleagues and peers (editors and board members) and to assist with the journal’s future development.

Prof. Pedro Soto-Acosta
Editor-in-Chief
Benchmarking: An International Journal
Emerald Publishing