Meet The Editor – Dr. Julia Martín | PeerJ Analytical Chemistry

As part of our ‘Meet The Editor’ Series we caught up with Dr. Julia Martín, Associate Professor at the University of Seville and a member of the Editorial Board of PeerJ Analytical Chemistry.

My name is Julia Martín and I have been an Assistant Professor in the area of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Seville since 2013. I did my degree, Masters and PhD at the University of Seville. My PhD focused on the analysis and distribution of pharmaceutically active compounds in sewage sludge, and was awarded the Doctorate Extraordinary Award by the University of Seville, Spain and the Award for Doctoral Thesis 2011/2012 by Seville City Council.

In terms of publishing, I have contributed to 24 books, published more than 70 papers in international journals and have participated in more than 120 national and international conferences.

I was the recipient of the National Research Award for Development and Sustainability of the Environment by the University of Alcalá de Henares, Spain.

What are you working on currently? Do you have anything exciting in the pipeline?

Currently my focus is on the analysis of chiral pollutants in order to provide insight into contaminant pathways, fate and behavior in environmental compartments and the possible consequences.

What made you decide to become a PeerJ Analytical Chemistry Editor?

PeerJ is a promising international journal with a broad audience. It has excellent Open Access policies, and the submission system is great – optimized for speed and ease of use. This makes peer review a relatively straightforward process.

What areas of Chemistry research are particularly exciting at the moment and what would you like to see submitted to PeerJ?

My principal research interest is focused on three interrelated areas: environment, analysis and water. The development of methodologies for the determination of priority and emergent pollutants in environmental and biological matrices constitutes my preferred lines of research. I am also interested in Chemometry, and in the connection of this latter field with the methodological aspects of analytical science.

I’d love to see submissions to PeerJ Analytical Chemistry on priority and emerging pollutants studies including:

– Ad hoc development of analytical methods in environmental and biological matrices.

– Monitoring, dynamics and degradation.

– Environmental risk evaluation.

Would you recommend becoming an Editorial Board Member?

Definitely! I’m excited about the future of PeerJ Analytical Chemistry.

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