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“Photo copyright Dalibor Gabela” 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...

Dr Marie F Soulière is the Head of Editorial Ethics and Quality Assurance at the open-access publisher Frontiers, based in Switzerland. She leads strategic publishing projects across departments and product platforms. Her expertise focuses on balancing rigorous quality assurance and ethical standards with operational efficiency, enhanced by the strategic use of technology. With a PhD...

Following a master’s in writing from the University of East Anglia, Clare began her career in scholarly publishing at Springer Nature in London. Nearly two years later, she returned to the US and joined the Publications team at IEEE, where she currently serves as Author Engagement and Product Support Associate. In this role, she focuses...

Katy Saunders is an Associate Publisher at BMC, part of Springer Nature where she manages a portfolio of Open Access journals in the earth and environmental sciences. Her work has included launching brand new journal titles from proposal to publication. Since starting at Springer Nature in 2022, Katy has co-chaired an Early Careers Personal Development...

Theresa Fucito is the Director of Content Operations for AIP Publishing. She has more than 26 years of experience in journal publishing and leading a team of publishing professionals. In her role, she oversees day-to-day publishing operations and partners closely with internal stakeholders, Editorial Development, and Peer Review Management to support long-term strategic growth. She...

Jason Hu is currently the Vice President of Research Integrity at Taylor & Francis Publishing Group. Prior to this role, he held several key positions at ORCID and Wiley. He has been responsible for journal management, business development, editorial development, market insights and strategic planning, with extensive industry experience and deep insights of the global...

Helen Beynon is Research Integrity Manager for BMJ. Helen works to resolve all BMJ’s potential ethical or legal concerns that relate to editorial and production procedures. She is the first port of call for queries and concerns and progresses such cases in accordance with BMJ’s established policies. Whilst she predominantly focuses on maintaining BMJ’s high...

Tiffany McKerahan has been active in scientific journal publishing for 20 years. In her current role as IEEE’s Manager of Author Engagement & Support, she focuses on the development and implementation of author tools, procedures, and communications intended to support IEEE authors. Throughout her career, Tiffany has focused on improving the publishing experience for the...

Dr. Katherine VanDenburgh-Rugen is an Editor of IEEE Access with IEEE, supporting peer review operations and journal management. Previously, she was a Senior Journal Manager at AIP Publishing, responsible for the strategic direction, development, and growth of a portfolio of open access journals. Her experience also includes researcher education and engagement efforts. Katherine holds a...

Jessica Faucher leads product management and strategy for content platforms and Atypon at Wiley. She and her product team support the content display and distribution infrastructure for Wiley’s learning businesses and research publishing, digital commerce, ebook and test bank platforms, and the Atypon Experience Platform.