Getting a paper published is hard work and so too is gaining the skills, knowledge and experience to become an Editor. This exciting fellowship programme aims to provide all this and much more for up to two exceptional doctors in training. Six of our current Editors completed the journal fellowship, which shows the value we place on our Fellows as well as the programme more generally. We invite you to join the team and gain training and experience in every area of editorial work.
Eligibility
- Be post-FRCA (or equivalent)
- Not have a substantive non-training appointment offered or accepted at the time of taking up the post
- Be a member of the Association of Anaesthetists
About the role
- Under direct supervision from an Editor, review and handle 1–4 manuscripts per month submitted to Anaesthesia and Anaesthesia Reports. You will spend four months with a different Editor and learn how to compose decision letters and subedit accepted manuscripts before publication
- Undertake a project with supervision from one or more Editors, which will be presented at a major Association of Anaesthetists meeting and submitted for publication
- Contribute to an editorial for one of the journals
- Attend the May editorial meetings
- Attend the Association of Anaesthetists Winter Scientific Meeting or Annual Congress
- Be involved with areas of special clinical interest as well as contributing to live broadcasts and podcasts
- Compile a brief report at the end of the Fellowship to be submitted to the Editorial Board and the Fellow’s School of Anaesthesia/Deanery as appropriate (journal appraisal)
Successful applicants will gain experience of working across both journals. There will be no payment or honorarium but reasonable travel expenses to attend meetings will be met, according to usual Association of Anaesthetists’ policy.
Applications should:
- Include a one-page CV which should include your current position, Association of Anaesthetists membership number, CCT date and what you feel you can bring to the editorial team
- Include a 300-word outline of a project that you wish to undertake with an Editor which should be relevant to the journal, publishing or editorial work more generally
- The project outline should be formatted in accordance with Anaesthesia journal style, which can be found in the Author Guidelines section of the journal website
Applications must be sent via email by midnight on 8 June 2026 to [email protected]