STM People

Ting Yue is a Professor at the National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences (NSLC), and leads the Open Access Journal Index(OAJ) selection team. Her research focuses on scientometrics and research evaluation. She has led over 20 decision-support projects commissioned by NSFC, MOST, and CAS. She has also authored a monograph and over 20 peer-reviewed publications.

Dr. Julia Kostova is the Vice President for Academic Partnerships for the Americas at Taylor & Francis. She oversees partnership strategy, institutional and community engagement, and advocacy, collaborating with research communities, institutions, libraries, funders and other stakeholders to create and disseminate transformative, cutting-edge research. Dr. Kostova brings nearly 20 years of experience in the publishing...

Aicha Hanna is a Publisher at Springer Nature, working within the Open Access journals group out of Heidelberg, Germany. Aicha started her publishing career at Springer Nature in 2021 as a Publishing Assistant, supporting a portfolio of hybrid Springer journals in Biomedicine, before managing a portfolio of Cell Biology journals from the same portfolio. Since...

Martha Sedgwick is a senior publishing executive at Sage Publishing, where she leads innovation and growth initiatives across the Research and Learning business, with a particular focus on Open Access publishing, research communication, and the future of scholarly publishing. She has extensive experience spanning editorial strategy, journal publishing, product management, commercial development, and organizational transformation....

Matt Chan joined the American Chemical Society in 2022 and is the Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Product, ACS Publications. Matt is accountable for diversifying revenue streams through innovative products, synergistic acquisitions, and strategic partnerships. He is also responsible for brand strategy, market research, marketing operations, global events, and marketing programs to engage...

Antonia Seymour has more than 30 years’ experience shaping an evolving publishing industry. As CEO of IOP Publishing, she leads a society-owned, purpose-driven organisation operating in a complex landscape defined by open access mandates, AI-driven disruption, geopolitical fragmentation and increased scrutiny of research integrity. Her leadership reflects a clear understanding that STM publishing must scale...

James Chen is Director of the Periodicals Import Center at China National Publications Import & Export (Group) Co., Ltd. (CNPIEC), overseeing the import of international scholarly resources, academic partnerships, and open science initiatives. With deep expertise in international scholarly publishing, he previously served as Head of Secretariat of the Scopus China Advisory Board, where he...

Aaron Tay is Head of Data Services at Singapore Management University Libraries, where he leads a team supporting researchers across data management, literature discovery, research impact analysis, and emerging research technologies. He has long-standing interests in artificial intelligence search, information retrieval, open science, bibliometrics, and scholarly communication. Aaron is widely recognised for his thought leadership...

Wang Jingzhou, Senior Editor, Director of the Medical Information Center and Journal Center of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Master’s Supervisor in Publishing at Jinan University. He currently serves as Chairman of the Academic Integrity and Copyright Working Committee of the Society of China University Journals, Vice Chairman of the Guangdong Editorial...