We are very pleased to announce that Jayne Marks has joined the Advisory Board for the 2025 Researcher to Reader Conference.

Jayne has worked in academic publishing for over 40 years. Starting as a copy editor and proof-reader, Jayne spent a number of years as a managing editor, helping to managing the peer review process. In the 1990s Jayne was a director of the newly formed Nature Publishing Group and managed a range of Nature journals in both the UK and US. She spent a number of years working in the US for Sage Publishing and Wolters Kluwer and now is a consultant, working with a wide variety of clients in North America and Europe. She is also the Head of Business Development, EMEA at Maverick Publishing Specialists. Jayne has also had a leading role in managing the R2R workshop programme over the past two years. In 2024, she was appointed to the Board of Canadian Science Publishers. 

We welcome Jayne to the R2R 2025 Board, where her knowledge and expertise will be a significant asset to the Conference.

Mark Carden
4 September 2024