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Roopini KARTHIKEYAN

Roopini KARTHIKEYAN

Adambakkam

Summary

Detail-oriented editorial professional with expertise in peer review operations, query resolution, and workflow management. Adept at maintaining quality standards while delivering timely support and building positive relationships with stakeholders.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

Editorial section manager

Elsevier
Chennai
02.2023 - Current
  • Served as the primary point of contact for authors, reviewers, and editors, addressing queries promptly within agreed timelines and ensuring a positive publishing experience.
  • Coordinated with Section/Associate Editors and team leads to monitor progress, resolve workflow challenges, and escalate issues when necessary to maintain service quality.
  • Managed backlog and workflow efficiency through reporting tools (EM/Tableau), ensuring compliance with journal KPIs and timely delivery of editorial processes.
  • Checked new submissions from authors for ethics approvals, plagiarism, papermill indicators, author contributions, duplicate submissions, and reference accuracy to safeguard research integrity.
  • Reviewed editor and reviewer reports for quality and flagged substandard or AI-generated content to maintain peer review standards.
  • Providing structured feedback to vendor teams to address flaws in manuscript checks, ensuring accuracy and consistency in quality control.
  • Developed and implemented a project SOP introducing a clear workflow for rescinding Associate Editor decisions, guiding Section Editors on best practices, enhancing editorial accountability, and reducing turnaround time.

Junior Editorial Assistant

Lumina Datamatics
05.2021 - 01.2023
  • Managed end-to-end manuscript processing in ScholarOne for double-blind and society journals with high submission volumes, from initial admin checks to final production export.
  • Resolved author, reviewer, and editor queries promptly, ensuring smooth communication and issue resolution throughout the editorial cycle.
  • Developed and enforced workflow protocols and follow-up procedures to optimize efficiency and maintain high-quality editorial standards.
  • Generated and analyzed system-based reports, compiling essential insights to support editorial decision-making, and performance tracking.
  • Ensured timely and accurate manuscript processing and correspondence, facilitating smooth progression across all stages of the peer-review cycle.

Education

Master of Science - Biochemistry

Ethiraj College For Women
Chennai
04-2020

Skills

Performance monitoring

Resource allocation

Operations improvement

Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Editorial process management

Manuscript quality control

Timeline

Editorial section manager

Elsevier
02.2023 - Current

Junior Editorial Assistant

Lumina Datamatics
05.2021 - 01.2023

Master of Science - Biochemistry

Ethiraj College For Women

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