Dr. Maria Machado is a physiologist turned consultant who has explored different formats of peer review, and attempts to bridge the gap between researchers and the academic publishing industry. She has worked with Bio-Protocol, Editage, and Enago to suggest revisions before Reviewer 2 demands them. Lately, as Managing Editor for Science Diffusion and the Science Integrity Alliance, she aims to make research understandable to everyone. Maria writes blogs, teaches courses, and advocates for a new form of scholarly assessment and communication.