JOINDaniel Ucko
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Daniel Ucko is the Head of Ethics and Research Integrity at the American Physical Society (APS), where he is responsible for the publication ethics and integrity of the Physical Review journals. In this role he also shapes journal and ethics policy for the society. He has been an elected member of COPE Council since 2023.
Before starting his career in academic publishing, he did research in condensed matter physics. He holds a PhD in Physics from University College London, UK (2001) and a PhD in Philosophy of Science from Stony Brook University, USA, on the subject of peer review, which he completed in 2020. His book: “The Subjectivities and Objectivities of Peer Review” was published by Brill in 2024.