Editorial Intern (Social Sciences)

Date Listed

13 Aug 2026

Experience Level

Entry Level / Junior Executive

Profession

Editorial / Linguist / Writing

Industry

Public Service / Education / Publishing

Job Period

Immediate Start - Flexible End

Location Name

Toh Tuck Link, Singapore

Address

Toh Tuck Link, Singapore

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Company Profile

Founded in 1981, World Scientific Publishing is headquartered in Singapore with a global workforce of about 500 staff across offices in New Jersey, London, Geneva, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Taipei, Beijing, Shanghai, and Chennai.

World Scientific Publishing has established itself as one of the world’s leading academic and professional publishers and is recognised as the largest international scientific publisher in the Asia-Pacific region.

World Scientific publishes about 600 new titles each year and produces more than 180 journals across multiple disciplines. With a publishing history spanning over 12,000 titles, a significant proportion of World Scientific’s books are prescribed as recommended reading by prestigious institutions such as Harvard University, the California Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and Princeton University.

Today, World Scientific’s digital content is accessible to more than 45,000 universities, libraries and organizations worldwide, with reach further enhanced through collaborations with diverse search and discovery partners.

World Scientific is also a key partner of the Nobel Foundation, Fields Medal, Wolf Foundation, US National Academies of Science, Engineering & Medicine, and the Shaw Prize.

Job Description

• To assist Social Sciences team to acquire book/journal projects on core focus areas through emails, attending conferences, meetings etc.
• To provide data analysis of the latest trend of the publishing industry
• To learn the process of planning, controlling, and carrying out the editorial functions and coordinate all necessary actions which occur at any stage prior to receipt of a manuscript through finished product under the general guidance of subject leader/team members.
• To assist team members with book launch events, as and when required
• To work on different production and acquisition tasks assigned by team members (guidance will be provided)