Join the 2027 IJMS Editorial Team
Help medical student research reach its readers.
The International Journal of Medical Students (IJMS) grew out of a medical student-led effort to give early-career researchers a place to publish and learn. Today, our international teams review manuscripts, mentor new editors, and bring student research to a global audience through a diamond open-access journal published by the University of Pittsburgh Library System. Explore the people who built that work in our Editorial Alumni Archive.
Join the 2027 team to learn how editors assess research, give authors constructive feedback, and uphold publication standards. Depending on your role, you can also contribute to IJMS education, scientific communication, or the World Conference of Medical Student Research.
Deadline Sunday, December 20, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time (Denver).
Start date January 1, 2027.
Apply for the 2027 IJMS Editorial Team
- Junior Student Editor — Learn to assess manuscripts under supervision. Open to current medical students. Prior publications are optional.
- Student Editor — Conduct supervised first-round manuscript assessments. Open to medical students with at least one PubMed-indexed original research publication.
- Junior Associate Editor and Associate Editor — Support manuscript handling, supervise reviews, and mentor student editors.
- Student Editor-in-Chief, Deputy Editor, and Scientific Editor — Lead editorial work, operations, or scientific quality. The application lists the experience required for each role.
- Director of Communications and Public Relations and Fundraiser Manager — Help readers discover IJMS work and build support for its programs.
These are volunteer positions. IJMS awards a certificate of service after one full year of active service in good standing.
Prepare your application- Gather your academic and contact information and links to your ORCID, Web of Science, and Google Scholar profiles.
- Combine your CV and motivation letter in one file. Select every role you wish to be considered for and explain your fit for each role in your letter. Include PubMed links or PMIDs where the position requires publications.
- Prepare one professional headshot, up to 1 MB. The form includes instructions for reducing the file size.
- Complete the three free Web of Science Academy courses An Introduction to Peer Review, Reviewing in the Sciences, and Good Citation Behavior. Combine the three certificates into one PDF.
Sign in with Google to upload your files. IJMS will consider complete applications submitted by the deadline. There is no fee to apply.
