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Dr. Thomas Dursch
Editor, Nature Chemical Engineering

Title: The nature of chemical engineering publishing

Abstract: In this talk, I will give a overview of Nature Chemical Engineering, our recently launched research title at Springer Nature. I will discuss why we have chosen to launch a title in the space, how the journal fits into the wider Nature portfolio ecosystem, and share our team’s view of the field of chemical engineering. From an editor’s perspective, I’ll give an outline of the journey that a manuscript takes from submission to publication. There will be a focus on editorial processes at Nature journals including the peer-review stage and thoughts around the kind of standout features that editors are looking for in papers and cover letters.  As well as primary research papers, there are many other article types in Nature journals – an explanation of these article types and the role or editors and opportunities for authors will be discussed.  As the publishing landscape has changed, I’ll also touch on social media, preprints, and other salient metrics.

Biography: Tom joined Springer Nature in January 2023 to lead the launch of Nature Chemical Engineering. He worked previously as the editor of Trends in Chemistry, where he led the launch of the title at Cell Press. He received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley; he also has experience as a postdoctoral researcher in Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and modeling and simulations engineer at Procter & Gamble. Tom’s research interests include a broad range of topics like polymer physics, heat and mass transfer, molecular thermodynamics, colloids and interfacial science, and numerical methods.