hind rustom, Editorial Assistant

hind rustom

Editorial Assistant

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Bachelor's degree, Chemistry/Zoology
Experience
16 years, 6 months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :16 years, 6 months

Editorial Assistant at Hindawi Publishing Corporation
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since August 2008

Communicating with authors, editors, and reviewers and responding to inquiries. Performing some checkups on submitted manuscripts (PDF, manuscript type, and duplicate or plagiarism cases). Managing the timeframe of the editorial workflow at all stages. Assuring that editorial policies are followed by all users. Sending reminders to author, reviewers, and editors following the editorial workflow. Managing the internal process of accepted manuscripts (handling materials provided, galley proofs sent, checking invoices processed, following-up payments.) Following-up unpaid invoices. Coordinating with other departments (IT, Production, and FMD.) Raise-up urgent and not ordinary cases to Publishing Editor.

Finalization Specialist at Hindawi Publishing Corporation
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • October 2007 to August 2008

Adding copyediting remarks, checking abstracts addresses and references style to each article, adding authors’ corrections according to our journal style. Making page breaks and line breaks. Preparing fine tuning to be sent online. Checking e-mails, database and MTS (Hindawi Manuscript Tracking System.)

Education

Bachelor's degree, Chemistry/Zoology
  • at Beni Suef University
  • May 2006

Specialties & Skills

Professional Business Writing Skills
Presentation skills
High communication skills
Leadership skills
Computer skills
Professional email writing
Accurate, multi-tasking hard worker, highly organized and attentive to details
High time management skills and able to plan and prioritize work
Fast learner

Languages

English
Expert
French
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Professional Business Writing (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2009
Valid Until:
October 2009
Customer Service Excellence (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2009
Valid Until:
November 2009
Presentation Power Workshop (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2011
Valid Until:
April 2011
Introduction to XML (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2009
Valid Until:
July 2009
Dealing with difficult people (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2011
Valid Until:
November 2011