International Journal of Lipids - Editor Register
Apply to join the IJL editorial leadership.
Who Should Apply
Experienced researchers in lipid biology, lipidomics, or metabolic science are encouraged to apply.
Applicants should provide expertise areas, recent publications, and prior editorial experience.
Transparent reporting of sample handling helps readers interpret lipid stability.
Provide uncertainty measures for key estimates when applicable.
Describe sample storage temperatures and timing to support lipid stability assessment.
Summarize participant demographics to contextualize lipid findings.
Explain how missing lipid values were handled during analysis.
Describe how lipid ratios or indexes were calculated.
Describe tissue sources and sampling methods for lipid analyses.
Ideal Expertise
Methodological Strength
Experience with rigorous lipid analysis and reporting.
Domain Knowledge
Applied understanding of metabolic and cardiovascular lipid research.
Ethics Focus
Commitment to transparency and fair review.
Qualified applicants are reviewed by the editorial office.
Summaries linking lipid outcomes to clinical relevance strengthen translation to care.
Explain how confounders were selected in observational lipid studies.
Include calibration standards and quality control materials for lipid assays.
Clarify fasting status or dietary controls when relevant to lipid measures.
Provide a rationale for chosen lipid biomarkers or panels.
Include quality assurance steps for instrument calibration.
Provide context for effect sizes in relation to clinical thresholds.
Application Details
Provide a brief CV, areas of expertise, and recent publications.
Clear lipid reporting improves interpretability for clinicians and metabolic researchers.
Define lipid classes and abbreviations clearly for multidisciplinary readers.
Report software versions and packages to support reproducibility.
Document batch effects and correction methods for multi run lipidomics.
Report variability across cohorts or sites for multicenter lipid studies.
Highlight how lipid findings inform prevention or therapeutic decisions.
Report confidence intervals for key lipid effects.
Application Steps
Prepare
Summarize expertise and editorial experience.
Submit
Email CV and publication list to the editorial office.
Review
Applications are evaluated for scope and fit.
Confirm
Selected editors receive onboarding details.
We encourage authors to document assay conditions so lipid measurements remain comparable.
When using lipidomics, report normalization and quality control procedures.
If data access is restricted, describe approval processes and timelines.
Provide details on internal standards and extraction protocols.
Describe statistical correction for multiple testing in lipidomics.
Discuss biological plausibility for lipid associations observed.
When using animal models, specify strain, diet, and lipid outcome timing.
