As Co-Editors of the Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity (Impact Factor 3.0), we are proud to lead a peer-reviewed, gold open-access journal dedicated to publishing original clinical and experimental research on the pathophysiology, prevention, diagnosis, and management of comorbidity and multimorbidity. Our goal is to serve as a global platform for exchanging ideas and best practices in clinical management within a multitherapeutic framework, bringing together diverse aspects of medicine to optimise patient care.

To support early career researchers, we are offering an Editorial Fellowship with a focus on social media engagement. This voluntary role is designed for early career researchers, including PhD students, who want to gain hands-on editorial experience while helping us grow our online presence. We look forward to receiving your application!

Christopher Harrison, Frances Mair, Susan Smith and Marjan van den Akker
Co-Editors-in-Chief, Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity

What You’ll Do

  • Collaborate with the editorial team to manage the receipt and peer review of a small number of submissions
  • Manage the journal’s X and BlueSky accounts, creating and sharing engaging content several times per week
  • Develop and maintain a social media strategy and content calendar
  • Engage with readers online, promote conversations, and identify trending topics in multimorbidity/comorbidity

What We’re Looking For

  • Knowledge of comorbidity and multimorbidity
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Experience with social media platforms and writing engaging content
  • Early career researchers (including PhD students)

Time commitment: ~2 hours per week and bimonthly virtual Editor Meeting
Location: Remote
Compensation: Voluntary position

Learn more and apply here by 11th January 2026: https://journals.sagepub.com/page/cob/applications/editorial-fellowship

 

I have thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to undertake this Editorial Fellowship, especially with such a supportive and encouraging editorial team. Through this, I have gained insights into the inner workings of a journal which have been immensely helpful in helping navigate my own manuscript submissions and in developing as a clinical academic.

Sarah Bowers, University of St Andrews, Scotland
Current Editorial Fellow

 

Being involved in key editorial responsibilities such as selecting and assigning reviewers, assessing peer review reports, and making editorial recommendations strengthened my critical appraisal skills at a pivotal stage of my career. This fellowship is an excellent opportunity for medical researchers seeking meaningful exposure to academic publishing, and I hope JOMC and SAGE will continue to build on this initiative bringing fellows together and creating something larger and more lasting for the academic publishing community.

Antony Stanley, Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, India
Current Editorial Fellow

 

Being able to complete an editorial fellowship with JoMC was incredibly helpful for understanding peer review from a different perspective. Assigning reviewers and deliberating over reviewer comments and manuscript decisions gave me important insight into the care that is required to ensure a thoughtful, rigorous peer review process.

Hilary K. Brown, University of Toronto Scarborough, Canada
Previous Editorial Fellow, now Associate Editor for JoMC

 

 

 

First published: 15 December 2025

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