Responsibilities:

• Assigns submitted manuscripts to editorial board members or external reviewers for review
• Monitors the peer-review process to ensure timeliness, thoroughness, and civility
• Consults on knowledge translation and content enrichment opportunities
• Recruits content, including special content collections, forums, and individual articles, with the support of the editor-in-chief
• Editors serve a three-year term starting January 1, 2026
• Editors have 5 to 7 hours a week to dedicate for editorial activities

Qualifications:

• Editors should demonstrate competence, a history of scholarly publications, and an established reputation in the research specialty (or specialties) to which they are assigned. In addition, editors should have substantial experience in reviewing manuscripts and extensive background in considerations related to the conduct and reporting of research
• Editors do not need to be an ASHA member or an affiliate of the Special Interest Group (SIG) if they are applying for AJA, AJSLP, JSLHR or LSHSS. 
• For Perspectives of the ASHA SIGs, editors must be an ASHA member and an affiliate of the Special Interest Group. In addition to your responsibilities as editor, each SIG Coordinating Committee (CC) anticipates active participation in monthly one-hour CC calls, engaging with the Professional Development Manager (PDM) for half an hour every two months, and attending a yearly two-day SIG planning session.