Managing Editor - Anonymous employee Wiley Employee Review

2.0
Jun 23, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Worked on my own time in my own home; no micromanaging; people I worked with directly were wonderful.

Cons

The managers I dealt with had little idea of what actually went on with each journal. Also during one period they changed frequently; Wiley was in the midst of a big shakeup and no one was able to tell me what was going on. In addition, there is nowhere I can find on their careers page what journals need managing editors.

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