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Help establish a scholarly journal whose editorial authority is real.

The Journal of Biblical Antiquity and Heritage is recruiting one Managing Editor and three Editorial Board members. JBAH operates within Berean's launch ecosystem, but scholarly publication decisions belong to its Editorial Board—not to Marketing, the Managing Editor, or the founder.

Explore JBAH Leadership

Openings: 1 Managing Editor · 3 Editorial Board members
Review model: Editorial Board reviewed, not peer reviewed
Managing Editor workload: Approximately 20–30 hours per month initially
Editorial Board workload: Approximately 6–10 hours per month average
Public recruitment: Through December 1, 2026

Two Leadership Paths

Journal operation and scholarly publication authority are distinct responsibilities.

Managing Editor Lead JBAH's editorial workflow, author communication, production coordination, publication preparation, and weekly Commentary. Editorial Board Exercise independent scholarly publication authority over article acceptance, substantive corrections, and retractions.

Location

Remote. Work and meetings take place online. No routine travel or in-person attendance is required. Any exception will be stated in the opportunity and agreed before you accept. Please review any location or work-eligibility requirements listed for this particular role.

Dual Authority

Marketing grows the Journal. The Editorial Board governs what the Journal publishes.

JBAH is a Marketing initiative at launch, but its scholarly publication authority is protected. The two functions work on the same Journal without absorbing one another's reserved authority.

Board of Directors Corporate authority

Marketing Authority Marketing

Controls audience development, promotion, distribution, campaigns, engagement, conversion, and marketing analytics for JBAH.

Scholarly Authority Editorial Board

Controls scholarly publication decisions and provides the Managing Editor's organizational reporting authority. The Managing Editor works under the Editorial Board while collaborating with Marketing where Journal operation and marketing execution intersect.

Journal of Biblical Antiquity and Heritage One publication · distinct reserved authorities

Marketing does not decide which scholarly articles JBAH publishes. The Editorial Board does not direct JBAH's marketing campaigns, audience strategy, or conversion work.

Journal Operations

Managing Editor

The Managing Editor runs JBAH's editorial and publication workflow. This is a working journal-leadership position requiring strong editorial judgment, substantial writing experience, and the ability to keep manuscripts, authors, reviewers, revisions, production, and publication moving coherently.

Manuscript intake

Receive submissions and coordinate their entry into JBAH's editorial process.

Publishing Mechanics screening

Screen manuscripts for completeness and JBAH's Publishing Mechanics requirements before scholarly evaluation begins.

Author correspondence

Serve as the principal editorial contact for authors throughout submission, review, revision, preparation, and publication.

Editorial workflow

Coordinate the movement of manuscripts through Editorial Board review, revision, scheduling, preparation, and final production.

Scheduling & production

Coordinate publication schedules, revisions, production work, and the practical preparation required to bring approved work to publication.

Journal operation

Maintain the day-to-day editorial operation of JBAH and ensure that its publication processes function reliably.

Weekly Commentary

Personally author JBAH's weekly Commentary as part of the Managing Editor's ongoing publication responsibilities.

The Managing Editor participates in the publication process but does not vote on scholarly article publication. Scholarly acceptance belongs to the Editorial Board.

Appointment

The Board of Directors appoints the Managing Editor and may remove the Managing Editor.

Organizational reporting

The Managing Editor sits organizationally under the Editorial Board. Marketing collaborates with the Managing Editor where marketing execution intersects Journal operation, but Marketing is not the Managing Editor's reporting authority.

Voting

The Managing Editor does not vote on whether a scholarly manuscript is accepted for publication.

Managing Editor Qualifications

Required

A relevant master's degree together with substantial journal or editorial experience, or stronger equivalent preparation.
Substantial article-writing experience.
Demonstrated ability to manage complex editorial workflows.
Strong written communication and author-management skills.

Particularly Valuable

A relevant PhD.
Scholarly-journal management experience.
Experience coordinating academic review and revision.
Publication-production or scholarly publishing experience.

Before launch: Approximately 20–30 hours per month.
After launch: Approximately 20–30 hours per month initially, with workload reviewed as actual submission volume becomes known.
Professional-service benchmark: $47.45/hour

Scholarly Publication Authority

Three Editorial Board members hold JBAH's publication authority.

These are active scholarly-governance positions, not honorary appointments. All three members participate in manuscript evaluation, and publication requires unanimous approval.

Required

A relevant PhD within JBAH's actual scholarly scope.
An established scholarly publication record.
Active capacity to evaluate submitted scholarship rigorously and independently.
Ability to participate responsibly in unanimous scholarly decision-making.
Willingness to disclose relevant conflicts and recuse from a matter where appropriate.

Board Composition

Three members.
Complementary expertise across JBAH's scholarly scope.
Three-year renewable terms.
Approximately 6–10 hours per month on average, with heavier periods as submission and correction work requires.

JBAH is Editorial Board reviewed, not peer reviewed. Scholarly publication authority rests openly with the three appointed Editorial Board members.

Appointment

The Board of Directors appoints the three Editorial Board members and may remove them according to JBAH governance.

Publication authority

All three Editorial Board members evaluate manuscripts, and scholarly publication requires unanimous approval.

Conflicts & recusal

Editorial Board members disclose relevant conflicts and recuse where appropriate so scholarly independence is protected in practice as well as in structure.

Average workload: Approximately 6–10 hours per month, with heavier periods as needed.
Appointment: Three-year renewable term.
Professional-service benchmark: $48.16/hour

How Publication Decisions Work

Scholarly review is collective and unanimous.

JBAH separates manuscript readiness from scholarly publication judgment. The Managing Editor coordinates the process; the Editorial Board makes the publication decision.

Completeness & Publishing Mechanics

The Managing Editor screens the manuscript for completeness and JBAH's Publishing Mechanics requirements before scholarly evaluation.

Evaluation by all three Editorial Board members

Every manuscript that advances is evaluated by all three members against JBAH's seven scholarly standards.

Unanimous scholarly approval

Publication requires the approval of all three Editorial Board members. The Managing Editor does not vote.

Revision & publication preparation

The Managing Editor coordinates required revisions and production work after the Board's scholarly direction is clear.

Corrections & retractions

The Editorial Board retains unanimous final authority over substantive corrections and retractions.

Work Already Prepared

The inaugural Editorial Board will have scholarship to evaluate.

JBAH already has a substantial prepared inaugural corpus available for independent Editorial Board evaluation.

Material exists. Publication authority still belongs to the incoming Editorial Board.

Professional Service

Berean values the editorial and scholarly work according to the work itself.

JBAH leadership roles participate in Berean's professional-service compensation framework. The hourly benchmarks represent the professional value assigned to the work and should not be read as guaranteed payment schedules.

Managing Editor: $47.45/hour
Editorial Board: $48.16/hour
Market standard: Berean currently values eligible professional service at approximately the 70th percentile of comparable national U.S. compensation.
Actual compensation: Actual compensation is determined through Berean's established nonprofit compensation process based on available uncommitted funds after operating expenses and other obligations have been met.

Early-stage compensation: these benchmarks represent professional-service value, not a guaranteed wage or guaranteed payment schedule. Actual compensation remains dependent on Berean's available funding and financial capacity. Before service begins, your agreement records how the role is lawfully engaged and any guaranteed amount or rate. Any payment dependent on available funds is distinguished from a guaranteed payment, and no provision waives legally required wages or other mandatory protections.

Next Step

Choose the JBAH responsibility that fits your experience.

Berean will publicly recruit JBAH leadership candidates through December 1, 2026. If you discover these opportunities during that period, you do not need to make a rushed decision: Expressions of Interest remain open through January 1, 2027.

Managing Editor

Introduce your editorial, writing, journal, publication, and workflow-management experience and explain why you are interested in leading JBAH's day-to-day editorial operation.

Express Interest in Managing Editor

Editorial Board

Introduce your doctoral field, scholarly publication record, relevant research expertise, and interest in exercising independent scholarly publication authority for JBAH.

Express Interest in Editorial Board Service

An expression of interest begins a professional conversation. It is not an acceptance of appointment or a commitment to serve.