It’s a little unclear who writes for phys.org from my quick scan of the website it looks like staff writers take published journal articles kinda make them easier to read and add some journalistic flair. I could be wrong tho the author information isnt easy to find on mobile.
Usually each article in the conversation is written by the authors of the journal article that specific The Conversation article is about, if that makes sense. It’s basically a good way for high impact academic papers to reach a ‘lay’ audience. Editing of the conversation article is done staff writers but I’m pretty sure the academic has the final say in publishing. I don’t think it’s a perfect system as it relies on the peer review of the journal the original paper is published in to provide credibility of the methodology but it’s kinda the best we have currently.
It’s a little unclear who writes for phys.org from my quick scan of the website it looks like staff writers take published journal articles kinda make them easier to read and add some journalistic flair. I could be wrong tho the author information isnt easy to find on mobile.
Usually each article in the conversation is written by the authors of the journal article that specific The Conversation article is about, if that makes sense. It’s basically a good way for high impact academic papers to reach a ‘lay’ audience. Editing of the conversation article is done staff writers but I’m pretty sure the academic has the final say in publishing. I don’t think it’s a perfect system as it relies on the peer review of the journal the original paper is published in to provide credibility of the methodology but it’s kinda the best we have currently.