JMLA Reminder for Editorial Board Member Sign-Up, 2025-2028 Cohort
The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) seeks applicants for editorial board members for 2025-2028. In line with our commitment to equity, we wish to use these positions to bring a greater diversity of perspectives and life experiences to our team. Individuals who identify as being from underrepresented groups within LIS publishing are strongly encouraged to apply.
The JMLA editorial board consists of individuals with diverse personal identities, professional roles, workplaces, and geographies who advise on journal processes and policies, act as journal ambassadors, and help to keep the journal at the forefront of scholarly publishing. They are health sciences librarians as well as individuals in positions adjacent to health sciences librarianship, such as other types of information professionals, healthcare workers, educators, and publishers.
Editorial board members serve 3-year volunteer terms and include both Medical Library Association (MLA) members and non-members, with the option of earning Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP) points.
JMLA editorial board members also:
- attend virtual editorial board meetings and communicate through the journal’s internal forum,
- represent the journal in professional spaces and solicit manuscript submissions from potential authors,
- can opt to join work groups dedicated to specific initiatives (e.g., developing new policies or programs),
- may serve as liaisons to other MLA groups,
- may act as mentors to editorial interns or new peer reviewers or authors, and
- are expected to stay up-to-date with new developments in scholarly publishing and to actively participate in editorial board conversations and training opportunities.
To bring a diversity of perspectives to our JMLA leadership team, we are seeking both individuals with experience in scholarly research, writing, and/or publishing as well as individuals who may not yet have first-hand publishing experience but who are curious to learn. If you have questions or recommendations of colleagues who would be particularly well-suited to serve as editorial board members, please contact Michelle Kraft, JMLA co-lead editor, at jmla@journals.pitt.edu.
To apply for editorial board membership, please complete this application (use password 25JMLA*28 to access) by June 30, 2025. You will receive notification regarding the outcome of your application by late Summer 2025.
Thank you!
JMLA Editorial Board Recruitment Team
Michelle Kraft
Elizabeth Ayorinde
Hsin-liang (Oliver)
Deborah Divis
Bradrick McClam
Beverly Murphy