Associate Editors needed for Interiors
Associate Editors required
Deadline 15 September 2026
About the role
Would you like to be an Associate Editor of Interiors: Design/Architecture/Culture? Interiors: Design/Architecture/Culture is a leading peer-reviewed journal in the field of interiors. The journal is a venue for critical explorations of interiors from multiple perspectives, deepening the field’s scholarly foundations while also expanding its interdisciplinary scope. We are looking for Associate Editors with a background in one or more areas within the field of interiors, including design, architecture, history, theory, pedagogy, or a relevant adjacent field that engages issues of interiors and interiority. It is a key role, but one that is achievable within a continuing busy working timetable. Associate Editors are a part of the journal’s Editorial Board. Their main role is the management of the peer review of manuscripts by experts in the appropriate areas of the scholarly field. As such, they work directly with manuscript authors and peer reviewers. Associate Editor responsibilities include:- adhering to the Journal’s Guidelines on Publishing Ethics to assure the integrity and reputation of the Journal is always maintained. Taylor & Francis also refer you to the COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors;
- identifying and securing peer reviewers based on appropriate expertise and availability within the overall timeframe established by journal Editors;
- communicating with peer reviewers, providing them with anonymous review-ready manuscripts and following up with the collection of results;
- relaying peer review results to Editors, as well as reporting their own assessment of the overall quality of the manuscript, in order to enable their decision-making in regards to the acceptance status of the submission;
- notifying authors of the editorial decision and forwarding peer review results for authors’ further consideration;
- facilitating the submission of any revisions by the authors prior to the final publication-ready manuscript submission;
- attending monthly online Editorial Board meetings;
- promoting the journal, including current calls for submissions, through professional channels and recruiting future contributors.
About the journal
Interiors: Design, Architecture, Culture brings together the best critical work on the analysis of all types of spaces. Interiors play a crucial role in the construction of identity and they represent power and control through the contestation or transgression of boundaries. Homes, offices, shopping malls, schools and hospitals, churches and restaurants are all embedded with meaning and evince particular, multi-sensory and psychological responses. This journal will investigate the complexities of the interior environment’s orchestration and composition and its impact on the inhabitant from a trans-disciplinary perspective.
Key Skills and Attributes
- Someone who is active in their academic and/or professional community and interested in expanding their network;
- Confidence to engage with authors and researchers to solicit the highest quality submissions;
- The ability to foster positive working relationships with co-Editors and fellow Associate Editors.
Application instructions
Applications should include your CV and a vision statement. Your vision statement should be no longer than 500 words and include how you would: promote the journal to potential authors, reviewers, and readers within their professional networks and help to enhance the journal’s reputation and impact in its field. For any questions, please contact Senior Publisher, Geraldine Richards, [email protected]. Apply for the role by filling in our formJournal pledge
The journal is committed to ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion within its editorial team and decision making processes. All applications will be treated as strictly confidential, and each will be judged on its merits without bias for seniority of institutional affiliation. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or protected veteran status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics.
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