Springer Nature establishes India Research Advisory Council - September 15, 2025
Springer Nature has launched the India Research Advisory Council (IRAC) to strengthen engagement with India’s knowledge economy and align with national research priorities. The initiative extends the publisher’s global advisory network, which includes councils in Africa (ARAC), Europe (ERAC), Japan (JRAF), Korea (KRAF), the United States (USRAC),… Read More
Canadian Science Publishing appoints Isabel C. Barrio as co-Editor-in-Chief of Arctic Science - September 15, 2025
Canadian Science Publishing has appointed Isabel C. Barrio as co-Editor-in-Chief of Arctic Science. She joins Mark Mallory in leading the open-access interdisciplinary journal published by Canadian Science Publishing. Dr. Barrio’s research focuses on plant-herbivore interactions in tundra ecosystems and the impacts of grazing in highland ranges. She… Read More
ARL appoints Linh Nguyen as Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - September 11, 2025
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has named Linh Nguyen as its new Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Nguyen previously served as manager of Student Equity Initiatives at Western Technical College in Wisconsin, where she led projects focused on institutional equity and community belonging. Nguyen… Read More
Simon Thibault named Editor of SPIE Field Guides - September 10, 2025
SPIE has announced that Simon Thibault, professor at Université Laval, will assume the role of series Editor for the SPIE Field Guides beginning in January 2026. He will succeed J. Scott Tyo, who has served in the position since 2020. Thibault directs Université Laval’s Department of Physics,… Read More
MDPI names Dr. Paul R Ward as Editor-in-Chief of IJERPH - September 8, 2025
MDPI has appointed Prof. Dr. Paul R Ward as Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). IJERPH is a transdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open access journal published monthly. It covers areas such as global health, healthcare sciences, social and commercial determinants of health, mental… Read More
Pediatric Annals appoints new Editor-in-Chief - September 5, 2025
SLACK Journals has announced the appointment of Tyler K. Smith as Editor-in-Chief of Pediatric Annals. Dr. Smith is a general academic pediatrician at Children’s Mercy Kansas City and holds academic appointments at the University of Missouri–Kansas City and the University of Kansas. Her background includes fellowship training… Read More
Diana Schendel appointed Editor-in-Chief of Autism Research - September 4, 2025
The International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) has appointed Diana Schendel of Drexel University as the next Editor-in-Chief of Autism Research, effective January 1, 2026. A leading epidemiologist with over two decades of experience, Schendel has an advanced understanding of autism spectrum disorder through research on risk… Read More
Argonne scientist named Editor-in-Chief of high-performance computing journal - September 3, 2025
Anshu Dubey, senior computational scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications (IJHPCA). The open access quarterly journal publishes peer-reviewed research on the use of supercomputers in complex modeling across scientific disciplines.… Read More
JAMA Network appoints Dr. Barbara Casadei as new Editor-in-Chief of JAMA Cardiology - August 29, 2025
Barbara Casadei, professor of cardiovascular medicine at Imperial College London and head of the National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI), has been named the next Editor-in-Chief of JAMA Cardiology. She will assume the role in early 2026, succeeding Robert Bonow, the founding Editor-in-Chief. Dr. Casadei brings extensive experience in cardiovascular… Read More
Melanie Cocco appointed Editor-in-Chief of Biophysical Reports - August 28, 2025
The Biophysical Society has named Melanie Cocco of the University of California, Irvine, the next Editor-in-Chief of Biophysical Reports. Her term will begin on January 1, 2026. Cocco, who has served as an Associate Editor since the journal’s launch in 2021, will succeed founding Editor-in-Chief Jörg Enderlein… Read More
