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It’s been a couple of months since my last blog and it’s been as busy and varied as ever here. I have now completed my training on the Graduate Scheme so I’m now a fully-functional Publishing Editor!

The final part of my training was in editing, which took around three months to complete. The Interfaces team also launched Biomaterials Science and I was given a new associate editor to look after. My responsibility in the team has grown in other areas too; in the next few months I will be looking after my first themed issue of Soft Matter and I am also in the process of taking over the role of covers co-ordinator for Soft Matter.

There has also been plenty of opportunity for development outside of the Publishing Editor role. I have recently completed my first article for Chemistry World and am also working on Faraday Discussion 159 alongside an Editorial Production colleague. This process involves receiving the papers, sending them for peer review and editing them before the meeting. Once at the discussion, it is our responsibility to record the discussion surrounding the papers and compile this into the Faraday Discussion volume, which will be printed as a hard-back book. I’m really looking forward to seeing this project through as it involves various roles outside of my day-to-day role such as attending the conference and meeting the authors and other delegates.

So, as you can see it’s been a busy but productive and rewarding past two months here at the RSC and I’m looking forward to the next few months and whatever they may bring!

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Lucy is a Graduate working in the Royal Society of Chemistry's Publishing Department. To see if there are any current vacancies go to 'RSC: Latest Vacancies' Blog or subscribe to 'RSC: Latest Vacancies' by Email