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Editorial board membership

If there are no objections, I am willing to serve on this editorial board! --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 00:04, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

You have my support! There are no bylaws yet for how board members are formally added, but it may be appropriate to wait for another "board vote" so you have a majority. Mikael Häggström (discuss • contribs) 20:38, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

@Marshallsumter and Mikael Häggström: And mine! Adding you to the list now, welcome! --Felipe (discuss • contribs) 12:06, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

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I just realised that I never actually applied to the Wiki.J.Sci. editorial board. Here is my formal application.

Editorial board application of Thomas Shafee

Thomas Shafee PhD, MA(cantab) (website)
Areas of expertise: Biochemistry, genetics, bioinformatics, evolution

Relevant experience:

Professional - I'm a researcher at the La Trobe Institute for Molecular science. My work spans several area so I've a reasonable grasp of a few fields. My PhD was in experimental evolution of enzymes. Since then I have used bioinformatics to analyse protein superfamily evolution for protein engineering.

Publishing - I've been on the Wiki.J.Med editorial board for over a year, particularly focusing on formatting and expansion. I also run the Topic Page review format for PLOS Genetics. I hope to therefore be helpful in getting the journal up and running based on these experiences.

Open - I have been active on Wikipedia since 2013, mainly in pages within the scope of the molecular and cell biology wikiproject, and have helped to bring a few articles to GA and FA status. I've also particularly focused on adding new diagrams. I now also teach Wikipedia editing workshops for academics (PDF). My hope is to improve the participation by experts as Wikipedia matures from primarily article creation to article improvement.

I confirm that I will act in accordance with the policies of the WikiJournal of Science. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 02:09, 14 October 2017 (UTC)

• Support - good to have you aboard! --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 00:17, 15 October 2017 (UTC)
• 100% Support! Mikael Häggström (discuss • contribs) 19:43, 17 October 2017 (UTC)
• Support, of course! --Felipe (discuss • contribs) 16:45, 19 October 2017 (UTC)
• Support, obviously, as my first action as a member! Chiswick Chap (discuss • contribs) 16:45, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

Status: Accepted to board. Mikael Häggström (discuss • contribs) 20:26, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

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Editorial board application of W. Brian Whalley

W. Brian Whalley BSc (Leicester), PhD (Cantab), Main research and teaching (Queens University Belfast to 2010), Currently 'retired' and associated with University of Sheffield, National Teaching Fellow (UK)
Areas of expertise: Geomorphology (general), Glacial Geology, sediments, weathering processes, education+Pedagogy

Relevant experience:

Professional - fieldwork, reseach, education

Publishing - Editorial Board 'Geomorphology;' e-journal: Glacial Geology and Geomorphology

Open - Wikipedia, Mountains and Geology projects, articles in 'Ariadne' related

I confirm that I will act in accordance with the policies of the WikiJournal of Science. W.BrianWhalley (discuss • contribs) 14:38, 19 October 2017 (UTC)

• Support - good to have you aboard! --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 23:09, 19 October 2017 (UTC)
• Support - I found this online presentation (let me know if it's a mix-up), and I think this board membership would be very beneficial. Mikael Häggström (discuss • contribs) 14:29, 22 October 2017 (UTC)
• Support Thanks for your help! --Felipe (discuss • contribs) 00:34, 26 October 2017 (UTC)
• Support - A very useful skillset, and great to have a geologist with us. I look forward to your input. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 03:24, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

Status: Accepted to board. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 23:46, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

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Editorial board application of Markus Pössel

Markus Pössel PhD in Physics (University of Hamburg and Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics) (website)
Areas of expertise: Astrophysics, astronomy, general relativity

Relevant experience:

Professional - research, teaching, outreach, mostly in astronomy, astrophysics, and astronomy education. Currently the managing scientist of Haus der Astronomie, a Center for Astronomy Education and Outreach in Heidelberg, Germany.

Publishing - scientific advisor for popular science books and their translations; editor of a re-edition of a popular science book

Open - German and English Wikipedia - including As2Wi as a project to facilitate contributions of professional astronomers to Wikipedia. Have brought both general relativity and Introduction to general relativity to FA status on the English Wikipedia.

I confirm that I will act in accordance with the policies of the WikiJournal of Science. Markus Pössel (discuss • contribs) 17:23, 20 October 2017 (UTC)

• Support - good to have you aboard! --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 00:40, 22 October 2017 (UTC)
• Support - strongly. Mikael Häggström (discuss • contribs) 14:36, 22 October 2017 (UTC)
• Support Thanks for your help! --Felipe (discuss • contribs) 00:34, 26 October 2017 (UTC)
• Support - A great mix of scientific expertise and outreach experience, and social media knowledge. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 03:24, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

Status: Accepted to board. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 23:46, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

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Editorial board application of Ian Alexander

Ian Alexander MA (Cambridge, natural sciences); MSc (Imperial, computing) (website)
Areas of expertise: Requirements engineering; biology; history and philosophy of biology

Relevant experience:

Professional - I worked as a systems engineering consultant and trainer in industry, publishing over 25 peer-reviewed papers and giving many seminars within companies, at academic conferences and at universities.

Publishing - I've mainly been on the other side of the publishing fence as an author of 3 systems engineering textbooks, so I have some idea of the process. I edited a requirements engineering newsletter for some years and am a reviewer for the RE'xx conferences.

Open - I have edited English Wikipedia for over 6 years, working largely on Biology articles, especially topics in evolution, camouflage, insects, and related areas such as living things in culture and history and philosophy of biology. I have helped to bring some 150 articles to Good Article status.

I confirm that I will act in accordance with the policies of the WikiJournal of Science. Chiswick Chap (discuss • contribs) 13:50, 21 October 2017 (UTC)

• Support - good to have you aboard! --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 00:40, 22 October 2017 (UTC)
• Support - absolutely. Mikael Häggström (discuss • contribs) 14:41, 22 October 2017 (UTC)
• Support Thanks for your help! --Felipe (discuss • contribs) 00:34, 26 October 2017 (UTC)
• Support - I've found your Wikipedia contributions on Evo. Biol. to be well thought though, and it'll be good to have your breadth of interests on board. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 03:24, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

Status: Accepted to board. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 23:46, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

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Editorial board application of Joanna Argasinska

Joanna Argasinska PhD (Cantab)
Areas of expertise: Molecular biology

Relevant experience:

Professional - Scientific curator for the non-coding RNA database Rfam at the European Bioinformatic Institute.

Publishing -

Open - I am working on integrating and maintaining annotation for ncRNA families from the Rfam database into Wikipedia.

I confirm that I will act in accordance with the policies of the WikiJournal of Science. Joanna Argasinska (discuss • contribs) 13:24, 24 October 2017 (UTC)

• Support - a very welcome addition to the board. Mikael Häggström (discuss • contribs) 20:36, 24 October 2017 (UTC)
• Support - good to have you aboard! --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 23:06, 24 October 2017 (UTC)
• Support Thanks for your help! --Felipe (discuss • contribs) 00:34, 26 October 2017 (UTC)
• Support - The Rfam and Pfam databases are invaluable resources, and your experiences will be very useful. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 03:24, 26 October 2017 (UTC)

Status: Accepted to board. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 23:46, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

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Editorial board application of Florian Weller

Florian Weller MSc (Munich), PhD (Otago)
Areas of expertise: Zoology, conservation ecology, ecological modelling

Relevant experience:

Professional - I did MSc research in freshwater ecology, PhD research in landscape ecology, and am currently holding a postdoc position developing population models for endangered species conservation. It's mostly been straight research and associated article output, with a little teaching and outreach thrown in (plenty of multi-stockholder projects and coordination though).

Publishing - For the past six years, I have done freelance work as a language editor for journal articles written by non-native English speakers (~300 manuscripts).

Open - Active on enwiki since 2015; mostly improvement & patrol work in zoology articles, a handful of new species articles and translations from dewiki.

I confirm that I will act in accordance with the policies of the WikiJournal of Science. Elmidae (discuss • contribs) 15:49, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

• Support - Excuse my googling, but from the his thesis does demonstrate a willingness and expertise to expand knowledge, and those scientific fields are important. Mikael Häggström (discuss • contribs) 20:37, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
• Support - good to have you aboard! --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 21:26, 30 October 2017 (UTC)
• Support - A great looking skillset. I'll gladly support. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 23:58, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

Status: Accepted to board. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 11:37, 24 November 2017 (UTC)

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Editorial board application of Marc Robinson-Rechavi

Marc Robinson-Rechavi PhD (website)
Areas of expertise: Molecular evolution, bioinformatics, genomics

Relevant experience:

Professional - Research, teaching, outreach, meeting & scientific society organisation

Publishing - Editorial boards (past and present): PLOS One, BMC Evolutionary Biology, PeerJ, J Exp Zool B: Mol Dev Evol, PCI Evol Biol, ScienceMatters (very shortly)

Open - infrequent contributor to Wikipedia and Wikidata, use of Wikimedia for projects

I confirm that I will act in accordance with the policies of the WikiJournal of Science. Marcrr (discuss • contribs) 08:01, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

• Support - good to have you aboard! --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 14:13, 2 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - Particularly useful experiences with an array of journals, open and closed access, new and established. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 02:49, 3 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - A great deal of experience in journal boards which will definitely come in handy. Mikael Häggström (discuss • contribs) 20:08, 6 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - looks like a good fit, valuable experiences in particular with non-Wiki journals in addition to solid scientific credentials. While infrequent, the Wikipedia contributions all seem to have been constructive. Markus Pössel (discuss • contribs) 06:10, 21 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - Joanna Argasinska (discuss • contribs) 09:37, 21 November 2017 (UTC)

Status: Accepted to board. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 11:37, 24 November 2017 (UTC)

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Editorial board application of Daniele Pugliesi

Daniele Pugliesi MEng Chemical Engineering, Master in QHSE Management Systems (website)
Areas of expertise: Chemical engineering, process engineering, quality management, health and safety management, environmental management, energy management, mobility management, food safety, training

Relevant experience:

Professional - Process design, process simulation, process modeling, technical consulting, lecturing, teaching

Publishing - Creation and review of exercises for a publisher in the field of chemical engineering

Open - Wikipedia, Commons, Wiktionary, Wikibooks, Wikivoyage, Wikispecies, Wikidata, Wikinews

I confirm that I will act in accordance with the policies of the WikiJournal of Science. Daniele Pugliesi (discuss • contribs) 06:49, 5 November 2017 (UTC)

• Support - It will be good to have someone with your chem. eng. expertise on board. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 23:37, 5 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - Also has a Translation barnstar; seems like a valuable member in possible future translations of the journal project. Mikael Häggström (discuss • contribs) 20:33, 6 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - I agree with T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk regarding having your chem. eng. expertise on the board. --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 00:56, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - Useful range of knowledge and experience, and the translation skill is interesting too. Chiswick Chap (discuss • contribs) 09:05, 21 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - Joanna Argasinska (discuss • contribs) 09:37, 21 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - It would be good to have you on board. -Diptanshu💬 18:25, 21 November 2017 (UTC)

Status: Accepted to board. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 11:37, 24 November 2017 (UTC)

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Editorial board application of Sylvain Ribault

Sylvain Ribault PhD (website)
Areas of expertise: Mathematical physics

Relevant experience:

Professional - Research, teaching, lecturing

Publishing - I have been doing open peer review for a journal (JHEP) that does not officially support it, by putting reviews on my blog. As an author, 16 years of experience in the Latex/Arxiv ecosystem. Plus, I have been trying nonstandard publishing venues, such as GitHub.

Open - Writing three substantial Wikipedia articles in my field, on conformal field theory, Liouville theory, minimal models.

I confirm that I will act in accordance with the policies of the WikiJournal of Science. Sylvain Ribault (discuss • contribs) 21:16, 6 November 2017 (UTC)

• Support - good to have you aboard! --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 00:58, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - A good mathematics and physics background, as well as valuable experience of the ArXiv preprint ecosystem. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 04:24, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - As per above. Mikael Häggström (discuss • contribs) 13:56, 15 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - Joanna Argasinska (discuss • contribs) 09:37, 21 November 2017 (UTC)
• May I ask for the person's current affiliation? Markus Pössel (discuss • contribs) 11:58, 21 November 2017 (UTC)
  • I too would like to learn more about you and your background. Diptanshu💬 18:25, 21 November 2017 (UTC)

I am a researcher at the Institute for theoretical physics in CEA Saclay, France since 2011. I have been employed by CNRS (a national research agency) since 2007, and first worked at Montpellier University. Before that I did postdocs in DESY Hamburg and King's College London, and PhD at École polytechnique (Palaiseau). For a list of publications see Inspire. I sometimes blog at Research practices and tools about scientific publishing, conformal field theory, etc. Sylvain Ribault (discuss • contribs) 08:24, 22 November 2017 (UTC)

IPhT Permanent researcher;   article of 2005, cited by 35+2,  article of 2014, cited by 24+3.   Boris Tsirelson (discuss • contribs) 10:39, 22 November 2017 (UTC)

Status: Accepted to board. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 11:37, 24 November 2017 (UTC)

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Editorial board application of Melanie Stefan

Melanie Stefan MSc Genetics (University of Salzburg), MSc Mathematics (Open University), PhD Molecular Biology/Bioinformatics (EMBL-EBI, Cantab) (website)
Areas of expertise: Computational biology, biochemistry, neurobiology, statistics

Relevant experience:

Professional - I am a lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. My research group uses computer models to understand what happens in the brain during learning and memory formation (mostly at the molecular level). My PhD and postdoc work were on modelling neuronal Calcium signalling. After that, I did a Curriculum Fellowship at Harvard Medical School, where I was working on integrating quantitative and statistical skills training into life sciences graduate curricula. I joined the University of Edinburgh in 2015, and am also teaching in the Edinburgh-Zhejiang joint degree programme in Biomedical Sciences in Haining, China.

Publishing - Former editor on Kriterion: Journal of Philosophy.

Open - Wrote the Wiki/PLoS Computational Biology Topic Pages on Cooperative_binding and Multi-State Molecules

I confirm that I will act in accordance with the policies of the WikiJournal of Science. Mstefan (discuss • contribs) 14:59, 7 November 2017 (UTC)

• Support - good to have you aboard! --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 00:59, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - Great breadth of experience and knowledge. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 04:24, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - As per above. Mikael Häggström (discuss • contribs) 14:00, 15 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - Joanna Argasinska (discuss • contribs) 09:37, 21 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - excellent qualifications, in breadth as well as depth. Definitely good to have on board! Markus Pössel (discuss • contribs) 12:01, 21 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - His expertise should be valuable for the journal. Diptanshu💬 18:20, 21 November 2017 (UTC)

Status: Accepted to board. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 11:37, 24 November 2017 (UTC)

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Editorial board application of Jack Nunn

Jack Nunn BA (Hons), PhD Candidate (Genomics research and involving people) (website)
Areas of expertise: public involvement, public involvement in research and health services, public health research, public health genomics, health technology assessment, public involvement in evidence-based environmental research.

Relevant experience:

Professional - public health research, systematic reviews, public involvement in systematic reviews, learning and development (creating learning resources for organisations such as Cochrane and the National Institute for Health Research UK), community involvement and partnerships. Worked for charities, not-for-profit, Universities and government. Recently worked on projects with Cochrane Australia, the World Health Organisation and the Australian Department of Health.

Publishing - Member of the Editorial Board for ‘Research Involvement and Engagement’, professional journalism experience

Open - Wikipedia contributor and editor for over 10 years

I confirm that I will act in accordance with the policies of the WikiJournal of Science. Jacknunn (discuss • contribs) 05:08, 9 November 2017 (UTC)

• Support - Useful experience in public engagement and involvement. Particularly useful outreach skills. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 04:12, 12 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - I concur with T.Shafee! --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 14:39, 13 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - Substantial experience in science, non-profit and Wikipedia, which all fit this project well. Mikael Häggström (discuss • contribs) 14:30, 15 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - Joanna Argasinska (discuss • contribs) 09:37, 21 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support Very useful experience set --Florian (Elmidae) (talk · contribs) 14:55, 21 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - Her skillsets and zone of expertise should be valuable for the journal. -Diptanshu💬 18:19, 21 November 2017 (UTC)

Status: Accepted to board. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 11:37, 24 November 2017 (UTC)

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Editorial board application of Sridhar Gutam

Sridhar Gutam PhD (website)
Areas of expertise: Plant Physiology of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops, Open Knowledge Management

Relevant experience:

Professional - Agricultural Research, Coordination and Outreach

Publishing - Editorial Board Member, Journal of Horticultural Sciences (ISSN 0973-354X)

Open - Contributor to Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons

I confirm that I will act in accordance with the policies of the WikiJournal of Science. Gutam2000 (discuss • contribs) 04:57, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

• Support - good to have you aboard! --Marshallsumter (discuss • contribs) 14:35, 13 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - A valuable combination of activity in science and open knowledge. Mikael Häggström (discuss • contribs) 14:36, 15 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - A well-rounded skill set. They're also a member of Open Access India. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 23:16, 15 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - An excellent mix of knowledge and experience. Welcome! Chiswick Chap (discuss • contribs) 09:03, 21 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - Joanna Argasinska (discuss • contribs) 09:37, 21 November 2017 (UTC)
• Support - Being a DOAJ ambassador and an Open access promoter, your contributions should ensure proper strategic placement of the journal. - Diptanshu💬 12:47, 21 November 2017 (UTC)

Status: Accepted to board. T.Shafee(Evo﹠Evo)^talk 11:37, 24 November 2017 (UTC)