Summary
Stephen Johnson is an experienced editorial leader and scientist with a PhD in Environmental Engineering and more than two decades of academic and publishing experience, now serving as Editor in Chief for PeerJ at Taylor & Francis. He has progressed through volunteer and staff editorial roles to senior leadership, blending hands-on research and lecturing at the University of Kansas with a deep understanding of peer review, open-access publishing, and scholarly standards. His background in environmental diagnostics and bioremediation informs a pragmatic editorial approach to interdisciplinary life- and earth-science submissions. Based in Lawrence, Kansas, he is notable for transitioning from active research and teaching into shaping editorial policy and journal strategy, bringing both technical rigor and operational experience to scholarly publishing.
10 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Environmental Engineering / Bioremediation, Ph.D., Environmental Engineering / Bioremediation at The University of Edinburgh
B.Sc. (Hons), Biology, B.Sc. (Hons), Biology at The University of Manchester
A-Levels, Chemistry, Physics, and Biology, A-Levels, Chemistry, Physics, and Biology at Blessed Robert Johnson RC College
M.Sc., Environmental Diagnostics, M.Sc., Environmental Diagnostics at Cranfield University