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Naomi’s strong people skills come as a result of her working as a trained staff nurse, which eventually led her into a new career path when she joined the pharmaceutical industry. This shift in direction took her into a sales role where she became passionate about customer service and delivery.

Naomi has provided professional editorial services in the publishing industry since 2004, and has extensive experience of submission systems including ScholarOne, Editorial Manager, eJournalPress, AllenTrack and ReView. One of the aspects she has most enjoyed during this time is the productive working relationships she has fostered with editors, authors and reviewers on the countless journals she has managed over the years.

Working alongside her co-founder, Stephanie Sacharov, Naomi’s personal goal is to provide exceptional customer service to all our clients and to each of their editors, reviewers and authors.

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Stephanie’s background in training, combined with her passion for research and commitment to the sharing of knowledge to a worldwide audience, has made academic publishing the perfect industry for her to work in. She is fully committed to working on processes that ensure the quality of published articles is not compromised by sub-optimal practices.

Stephanie started freelancing for Oxford University Press (OUP) before being invited to work as part of their in-house journals team. She still has a close relationship with OUP to this day, and The Editorial Hub Ltd is often called upon to take on some of their more complicated journals.

Stephanie’s previous experience in teaching and event organising ensures The Editorial Hub Ltd can offer excellent training and well-organised support, not only to our clients and their customers, but also to our talented team of freelancers.

Kate has a wealth of journals publishing experience, having first joined the industry in 2002 after completing her MSc in chemistry. She first worked for Taylor & Francis as Publishing Editor (science & engineering list) and then Managing Editor (applied science journals), before moving to IOP Publishing as Publisher (mathematics). From there, Kate took a few years away from publishing to complete an MA Human Resources Management and work in HR, before returning to the publishing fold as Commissioning Editor, then Business Development Manager, at Bioscientifica (Society for Endocrinology). There she launched new products and services, oversaw publishing policy, and deputised for the Head of Publishing.

Kate has been working for The Editorial Hub Ltd since 2019 and is responsible for HR, business administration, and new business development.

Rebecca first worked as a freelance editorial assistant in 2009, gaining experience in ScholarOne, Editorial Manager, Cognos and AllenTrack. Before that, Rebecca worked as a business and systems analyst in the retail industry.

Rebecca joined The Editorial Hub Ltd in 2017, and was promoted in 2021 to Team Leader, and again in 2025 to Service Delivery & Operations Manager. In this role she focuses on maintaining and improving standard procedures and best practices within the organization. Key responsibilities include documenting system functionalities, auditing journals and desk notes, developing training materials, and creating workflows for journal changes. The role also involves overseeing journal transitions and new launches, staying updated with industry developments, acting as a project manager for significant changes, and supporting Team Leaders.

Emilie joined our team in 2023. She has worked in academic publishing since 2014, during which time she has been Rights Executive, Journal Production Coordinator, Peer Review Editor, and Research Integrity Manager for a leading scholarly publisher. Emilie has a BA (Hons) in cultural studies and comparative literary studies.

Emilie’s main passion lies within publication ethics. In her previous Research Integrity Manager role, she handled cases of ethical misconduct and conducted investigations in accordance with industry standards. As Community Advisor for UKRIO, Emilie is constantly developing her knowledge of this area, as it continually challenges academic publishing and the scholarly community. Emilie has also worked with indexing services; conducting evaluations and providing feedback and guidance on journals around best practice and offering editorial recommendations for publishers. Emilie offers a multifaceted end-to-end skillset and is familiar with the systems, operating practices and challenges that Publishers and Editorial Boards are managing.

Jenny joined our team in 2023 and was  rapidly promoted to Team Leader in 2024. She has considerable customer service experience in the financial services sector, and has most recently been running her own business providing English-language tuition to children and adults.

In her role as Team Leader, Jenny is responsible for client account management, and the day-to-day management of her team, including resourcing and quality assurance.

Jodie first started working in publishing in 2010 and has experience working within all areas of academic peer review. She joined our team in 2019, having worked on several large society journals using both Editorial Manager and ScholarOne, and in 2023 was promoted to Team Leader. 

As Team Leader, Jodie is responsible for several client accounts and her work includes managing the team working on a suite of extremely high-throughput journals.

Jess first joined our team in 2022 as Editorial Assistant bringing with her 3 years’ experience of peer-review management. She has a BSc in archaeology; and is studying for a BA (Hons) in hospitality, tourism & events management.

Jess was promoted to Team Leader in 2024 and is the first port of call for her team; answering queries, disseminating information and knowledge, and ensuring best practice is maintained. She has specific responsiblity for the onboarding of all new team members.