Zara is the Managing Editor of Bioscience Reports, Biochemical Society Transactions and Emerging Topics in the Life Sciences. Zara oversees the content strategy and peer-review workflows for these journals, as well as managing relationships with our Editorial Boards.

As Production Manager, Kimberly oversees production workflow across the Portland Press portfolio, with special focus on Bioscience Reports, Clinical Science, and Emerging Topics in Life Sciences, ensuring good communication with authors, editorial and vendor teams throughout the publication process. Kimberly also manages downstream deposits, supplier relations and journal workflows to ensure consistency, quality, and timely delivery of all Portland Press publications and their associated collateral.

Olivia works closely with the journals’ Editorial Boards to set and deliver commissioning and content strategy. This includes developing themed collections, and inviting contributions to our journals to boost high quality publications that will be helpful resources to the bioscience community.

As Commissioning Editor, Katie works closely with the Managing Editor and the journals’ Editorial Boards to commission high-quality content for the Biochemical Journal and Clinical Science. Katie contributes to the development of themed collections and the implementation of journal commissioning plans to support the overall publishing strategy of the journals.

Sam works alongside the Managing Editor of the journals Biochemical Society Transactions and Emerging Topics in Life Sciences. In this role, Sam commissions potential authors and guest editors and helps to oversee the life cycle of peer-reviewed mini-review articles.

As a Commissioning Assistant, Jessica is responsible for the copy-flow of fully commissioned journals. This includes securing guest editors, suggesting topics, and ensuring the articles within the issues are ready for production within the established timelines.