Dr. Mary De Vita

Strategic planning of materials science journal portfolio. Researching new launches and preparing business plans. Recruiting of and liaison with Editorial Board members. Acquisition of content for new and existing products. Increasing visibility of published content. Close liaison with marketing colleagues. Networking at international conferences. Acquisition and co-ordination of Special Issues. Training and supervision of peer-review editors.

Critical assessment of manuscripts submitted for publication. Extensive subject searches in various scientific fields. Peer review evaluation. Acquisition of articles for journals.

Extensive training in the preparation of manuscripts for electronic publication, including copyediting and proof reading. Daily correspondence with authors. Advertisement selection for journals. Book Review acquisition. Some translation work from German to English..

Worked as a Senior Researcher within the European RTN project “CELLION”. The aim of the project was to create membrane-based microsystems for a better understanding of irradiation treatment of cancer cells. Supervisor: Prof. Klas Hjort

Worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher on a collaborative European project: “INTERCALNET – The Development of Lithium Intercalation Materials and Techniques for their Characterisation”. Supervisor: Prof. Franco Decker