Irene Hames
Irene Hames has a PhD in cell biology but has worked in scientific publishing for over 30 years. Following a decade as a freelance copy editor, book editor, project manager and trainer, she spent 20 years as the managing editor of a large, international science journal (The Plant Journal). She now works as an independent editorial consultant, advising and supporting the publishing, higher education and research sectors. In December 2011 she was elected a Fellow of the Society of Biology.
Irene holds unpaid advisory roles with Sense About Science (on the Advisory Council) and the International Society of Managing and Technical Editors (on the Industry Advisory Board). She is the author of the book Peer Review and Manuscript Management in Scientific Journals: guidelines for good practice, published by Wiley-Blackwell in association with ALPSP (the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers).