John Bell

John Bell is an experienced professional in the publishing sector with expertise in research integrity and publication ethics. Currently serving as an Integrity Analyst at Springer Nature since June 2021, John provides guidance on research integrity matters and generates reports to identify issues in manuscripts. Concurrently, as Team Leader at BMC since October 2020, John leads a data-driven team focused on achieving article-processing targets across 60 Open Access journals while fostering team cohesion during the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, John has held various leadership roles, including Team Leader for Scientific Reports at Springer Nature and Editorial Operations Co-ordinator at BMC, contributing to effective publishing processes in the Open Access domain. John holds a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences from Durham University and a Master’s Degree in Publishing from Kingston University.