3D Printing and Applications
Editorial service that advances careers and strengthens the field
Editor Benefits
Serving as an editor for J3DPA offers professional recognition, thought leadership, and direct engagement with the most current research in additive manufacturing.
Professional Advantages
Visibility
Your editorial role is listed on the journal site, highlighting your expertise in additive manufacturing.
Networking
Collaborate with global researchers, guest editors, and reviewers across materials and process domains.
Insight
Engage with cutting edge research and gain early visibility into emerging methods and applications.
Impact
Shape publication standards and improve the quality of research shared by the community.
Why Editors Matter
Editors safeguard scientific quality by ensuring that studies report materials, processes, and validation methods with sufficient transparency. This helps the additive manufacturing community distinguish between preliminary findings and robust, reproducible outcomes.
By guiding peer review and providing decision rationale, editors help authors strengthen their work and improve its practical value for industry and applied research teams. Editorial service is a direct contribution to the credibility and growth of the field.
Service Expectations
Review Oversight
- Recommend qualified reviewers
- Assess reviewer feedback
- Summarize key issues
- Support fair decisions
- Ensure technical clarity
Timely Actions
- Respond to assignments promptly
- Track review deadlines
- Communicate with editors
- Guide revision cycles
- Keep authors informed
Ethical Standards
- Disclose conflicts early
- Maintain confidentiality
- Flag potential misconduct
- Uphold journal policies
- Protect author rights
Recognition and Support
Editorial acknowledgment: Editors are recognized in journal communications and special issue promotions.
Professional development: Editorial service strengthens leadership credentials for promotion, grant applications, and industry partnerships.
Waiver opportunities: Editors may receive APC discounts in accordance with journal policy.
Professional Value
Editorial service demonstrates commitment to scientific quality and positions you as a trusted evaluator of research. It provides leadership experience that can strengthen promotion cases, grant leadership roles, and collaboration opportunities with industry and academic partners working in advanced manufacturing.
Editors also gain early insight into emerging topics and can help shape special issue themes. This exposure supports strategic research planning and strengthens connections with reviewer communities. Service is recognized in annual acknowledgments and editor spotlights. Some editors may be invited to moderate webinars or panels. Opportunities vary by availability.
Apply to Join the Editorial Team
Share your expertise and help guide the future of additive manufacturing research.
