Citizen Science: Theory and Practice is currently inviting applications from experienced editors to serve as the journal’s next Editor-in-Chief.
Applications due 15 August 2026 for onboarding to begin 15 Oct 2026.
This is an unique opportunity for a highly-motivated scholar to gain field-wide visibility and provide visionary influence across the landscape of publishing in citizen and participatory sciences.
Citizen Science: Theory and Practice (CSTP) is an online-only, open-access, and peer-reviewed journal established in 2014 by the nonprofit Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences (AAPS) and published by Ubiquity Press. Through a burgeoning partnership with the European Citizen Science Association, the journal advances the global field of practice by providing a central space for scholarly communications across multiple disciplines. Candidates with expertise in any aspect of participatory sciences (including social sciences and humanities) are welcome.
CSTP is committed to an editorial team responsive to this breadth of content and perspectives, and to a culture of editorial review that is as supportive as it is rigorous. This team includes a diverse volunteer Editorial Board and a highly skilled, part-time Managing Editor. As a non-predatory, nonprofit-led journal, CSTP is competitive in providing dedicated staffing support as well as compensation in the form of an honorarium and travel support. This is over and above the recognitions and rewards that academic institutions provide for editorial service.
The CSTP Editor in Chief (EiC) leads and grows this editorial team to ensure top-quality, timely publications, and plans and implements strategies to enhance the journal’s profile and reach. They serve as the first and final point of review for all submissions and as the front-line representative for the publication. The ideal candidate is a clear communicator, an interdisciplinary scholar, and a decisive leader who acts with integrity and understands the evolving landscape of peer-reviewed publishing.
View or download the PDF below for further details and to apply.
CSTP has recently been joined in this publishing landscape by the Community Science journal (CSJ), led by the American Geophysical Union in collaboration with AAPS and several other scientific societies. These two journals have established complementary operations which are anticipated to continue under new editorial leadership (CSJ is concurrently seeking its next EiC, details here).
