Krithika Balasubramanian

Certified Editor in the Life Sciences (BELS) and biomedical researcher with over 10 years of experience in scholarly publishing, editorial operations, journal strategy, and scientific communication. Proven success in managing international journal programs, streamlining peer review and editorial workflows, enhancing service quality, and driving process improvements. Experienced in working with global publishers, academic societies, editors, and reviewers across Japan, South Korea, the United States, and Europe.

Core strengths include peer review administration, quality assurance, publication ethics, stakeholder management, reviewer training, and workflow optimization. Brings together strong scientific expertise and operational leadership in journal management, editorial quality assurance, and scholarly publishing.

Manager – Scientific Editing & Journal Operations at Cactus Communications (2017-07 – Present)

Lead editorial operations and scientific editing services for international scholarly journals across medicine, life sciences, and healthcare.

• Manage end-to-end publication workflows including manuscript assessment, peer review coordination, quality assurance, author communication, and client reporting.
• Collaborate with publishers, editors-in-chief, and academic societies to implement workflow improvements and publication strategies.
• Design scalable editorial solutions that improve journal visibility, operational efficiency, and author experience.
• Work extensively with academic societies and publishers across Japan, South Korea, the USA, and Europe.
• Support publication ethics screening, reviewer engagement initiatives, and editorial quality assurance across multiple journals.

Editorial Operations & Journal Support – Kyorinsha Editorial Support Project at Cactus Communications (2025-01 – Present)

• Manage editorial workflow support for 11–12 journals using ScholarOne and Editorial Manager platforms.
• Oversee large-scale manuscript screening and processing operations involving approximately 4,000 submissions across multidisciplinary journals.
• Support journal-specific quality control, peer review coordination, and editorial decision workflows.
• Contribute to reviewer training initiatives for the Journal of Orthopaedic Science (JOS) and support client-facing quality improvement activities.
• Played a key role in resolving operational escalations and strengthening client satisfaction.

Managing Editor at Annals of Laboratory Medicine (2017-01 – Present)

Ongoing scientific editing partnership since 2017.

• Supported editorial quality initiatives contributing to impact factor growth from 2.174 (2016) to 3.9 (2024).
• Coordinated manuscript editing workflows and client communication for one of the leading laboratory medicine journals in Asia.

Managing Editor at Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging (2019-02 – 2021-11)

• Managed editorial workflows, peer review coordination, and publication timelines for an international neuroscience journal.
• Worked closely with editors and reviewers to maintain publication quality and workflow efficiency.

Managing Editor at Korean Journal of Anesthesiology (2018-01 – 2018-01)

• Supported editorial operations and manuscript management for a high-impact anesthesiology journal.
• Assisted in maintaining efficient peer review and publication processes.

Editorial Consultant at Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery (Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery)

• Provided consultation to revamp the journal's English website and improve accessibility for an international audience.
• Supported internationalization initiatives aimed at improving global readership and journal visibility.

Scientific and Peer Reviewer / Editorial Support at Multiple Publishers

• Trained and mentored editors for Elsevier healthcare e-magazine projects and initiatives associated with the Wellcome Trust.
• Served as scientific and peer reviewer for publishers including Taylor & Francis, Wolters Kluwer, and Springer Nature.
• Provided editorial support for the AAAS Science Partner Journal program by coordinating manuscript transfers between participating journals.
• Designed customized editorial resources tailored to client-specific requirements, ensuring consistent delivery of specialized services.
• Partnered with publication support teams to provide expertise in pre-submission peer review, journal selection, and editorial strategy.

Senior Research Fellow at Tata Memorial Centre – ACTREC (2016-01 – 2017-12)

• Investigated PI3K/Akt signaling pathways in cancer biology.

Research Associate at University of Rajasthan (2015-01 – 2016-12)

• Conducted preclinical studies on vas occlusion and contraceptive reversal.

Postdoctoral Scholar at University of California San Francisco (UCSF) (2013-01 – 2014-12)

• Investigated molecular therapies for glioblastoma using advanced MR imaging techniques.

Postdoctoral Fellow at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) (2012-01 – 2013-12)

• Conducted MR imaging studies in gliomas, retinoblastoma, and diabetic cardiomyopathy.

Ph.D. in Magnetic Resonance Imaging & Spectroscopy – All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi (2012)

M.Sc. in Biomedical Genetics – VIT University (2005)

B.Sc. (Hons.) in Biochemistry – University of Delhi (2003)