About
Editorial Board
The editors who read your manuscript — named individuals, not an opaque review committee.
Founding Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Wei Shen
Founder & Managing Director, Buir Lake Laboratories
Dr. Shen received his Ph.D. from Tulane University (New Orleans, USA). Prior research positions include Michigan State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences; industry experience at Ultrafast Systems, a US manufacturer of transient absorption spectrometers. His research interests span ultrafast optics, transient spectroscopy, AI-native scientific software, and — motivating this journal — the publishing and communication workflows of working researchers.
Contact: [email protected]
Subject Boards
Each associate editor handles manuscripts within one of the six subject boards below. The associate editor holds final scientific authority over the recommendation on every submission they handle. The founding cohort is being convened now — see the recruitment note below if you or a senior colleague would like to join.
Physical Sciences
Physics · Chemistry · Materials Science · Astronomy
Life Sciences
Biology · Biomedical Sciences · Neuroscience · Ecology
Engineering
Mechanical · Electrical · Chemical · Biomedical · Civil
Mathematics & Computer Science
Applied Mathematics · Computer Science · Data Science · AI / Machine Learning
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Earth Sciences · Atmospheric Sciences · Oceanography · Environmental Science
Interdisciplinary
Computational Methods · Scientific Instrumentation · Methods & Protocols
Join the editorial team
We are convening the founding cohort of associate editors across the six subject boards above, and assembling an editorial advisory board of senior researchers to guide editorial policy, publication ethics, and the journal's approach to AI-assisted authorship. Self-nominations and nominations of senior colleagues are equally welcome.
Associate editor — what the job looks like
Typically three to six manuscripts per year in your field. For each submission: screen fit, structure, and methodological soundness, and make a recommendation to the editor-in-chief. The associate editor keeps full scientific authority over the recommendation; we do not override on editorial grounds.
Advisory board — what the job looks like
Two or three virtual meetings per year, plus ad-hoc input on editorial policy, AI-use disclosure standards, and research-integrity cases. Seniority matters more than time commitment; we are looking for scholars who can tell us when we are about to do something wrong.
How to express interest
Email [email protected] with your subject area, whether you are applying to the associate-editor cohort or the advisory board, and a link to your publication record (Google Scholar, ORCID, or a personal page — whichever is easiest). We reply within five working days.