I am happy and honored that I can share that I am going to be part of the PLOS Biology editorial board. PLOS Biology has a special model for their editorial duties, with the core of the work being done by in-house staff editors – all scientist turned professional science communicators/publishers. They are supported by the academic editors – scientists who are active in their field and can help the in-house editors with insight/insider knowledge. I will join the team of academic editors.
When the staff editors asked me to join the editorial board, it quickly became clear that they invited because I might be able to contribute to the Meta-research section in the journal. After all, next to some of my peer review reports I wrote for the journal, I published a paper on missing mice, the idea behind sequential designs in preclinical research, and more recently about the role of exact replication.
Next to the meta-research manuscripts that need evaluation, I am also looking forward to just working with the professional and smart editorial office. The staff editors already teased a bit that a couple of new innovations are coming up. So, next to helping meta-research forward, I am looking forward to help shape and evaluate these experiments in scholarly publishing.
bob siegerink 