Dr. Maria Machado is a physiologist turned consultant. She has explored different formats of peer review and attempts to bridge the gap between researchers, the academic publishing industry, and society at large. Maria has broad experience in helping scientists transmit the core message uncovered from their data and disseminate new knowledge quickly. She has worked with Bio-Protocol, Editage, and Enago to suggest revisions before Reviewer 2 demands them. Maria also writes blogs, teaches courses, and has recently become the Editor for Scientia, which enables researchers worldwide to share their work with a wider audience.