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Publishing Sustainability Research in Nature Brand Journals

26 June 2024, 10:00 am–12:00 pm

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Join us as we host Dr. Laura Zinke, Chief Editor of Nature Reviews Clean Technology to give a talk at UCL on publishing research work about sustainability in the Nature Journals.

Event Information

Open to

All

Availability

Yes

Cost

£0.00

Organiser

Prof. Jing Meng

Location

G13
1-19 Torrington Place
Torrington Place
London
WC1E 7HB

Dr. Laura Zinke will outline the journal’s aim and scope, emphasizing the transition to clean and renewable energy, low-carbon technologies, and industrial decarbonization. Dr. Zinke will also introduce various content types, including Reviews, Perspectives, Comments, and other opinion content that highlight significant advances in the field of sustainability. Additionally, Dr. Zinke will present the primary criteria that the Nature editorial team uses to evaluate manuscripts for potential publication, offering guidance on how to best align research and manuscript preparation to meet these standards.

Dr. Laura Zinke would happily engage with participants through one-on-one meetings after her talk. If you wish to discuss your research with her, please get in touch with Prof. Jing Meng via jing.j.meng@ucl.ac.uk. Be sure to include an introduction and a summary of your research interests by June 21, 2024.

About the Speaker

Dr. Laura Zinke

Chief Editor of Nature Reviews Clean Technology

Laura Zinke has been the Chief Editor of Nature Reviews Clean Technology since January 2024. She began her editorial career in March 2019 with the launch of Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, commissioning and handling articles across the biogeosciences and environmental sciences. She also undertook locum positions as an editor at Nature Communications and as a Senior Publishing Manager, focusing on environmental and sustainability sciences. She completed her PhD at the University of Southern California and worked as a postdoc at the University of California, Davis, studying microbial carbon cycling in sediment and soils.