Academic Journal Intern (Rokhan University)

About Islamic Relief Worldwide

Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is an international, non-profitable, non-governmental humanitarian relief organization with its head quarter in Birmingham, UK. It enjoys consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and is a signatory to the Code of Conduct for International Red Cross and red Crescent Moments and NGOs in Disaster Relief. Islamic Relief has been working in Afghanistan for more than 23 years, providing emergency relief and implementing life-changing development projects for some of the most vulnerable people in the country. Islamic Relief set up our first Afghanistan office in 1999. Since then, IRA continued providing assistances in emergency relief, food security, livelihood, education, health, nutrition, shelter, orphan sponsorship, Ramadan and Qurbani programmes.

Job Summary

The Academic Journal Intern will support the editorial operations of a peer-reviewed journal by assisting with manuscript processing, publication workflows, and scholarly communication. This role provides hands-on experience in academic publishing while contributing to Afghanistan's research dissemination ecosystem.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in tracking manuscript submissions through the peer review process
• Communicate with authors, reviewers, and editors via email
• Provide support in formatting accepted papers to journal style guidelines
• Help identify potential reviewers from academic databases
• Assist with table/figure quality checks
• Help prepare issues for print/digital publication
• Assist in updating journal websites and submission systems
• Maintain accurate editorial records
• Provide support in managing reference/citation checks
• Assist with special journal projects

Job Requirements

• Education: Recent Bachelor graduate in any academic discipline
• Experience: Fresh Graduated with no work experience
• Skills:
• Good written communication
• Basic understanding of research methodologies
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office
• Familiarity with reference managers
• Professional in Pashto and English (preferred)

Submission Guideline

Interested and qualified national candidates should submit a cover letter explaining their motivation and an updated CV to the following link:

https://jobs.af/jobs/academic-journal-intern

The closing date for accepting applications is 20 June 2025

Please note that applications received after the closing date will not be considered, and only short-listed candidates will be called for written test

Note: The written test/interview will be on rolling basis due to the urgent need of the position the written test/ interview may take place before the closing date of the post/s.

Functional Area

Internships

Countries

Afghanistan

Provinces

Nangarhar

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