Editorial Team

Organisation and Governance

ThES is governed by a multi-tiered editorial structure to ensure academic quality, transparency, and community-driven publishing. The journal, hosted on the Orvium platform, contains subject- and event-based publishing communities that operate independently under a unified editorial framework supported by TU Delft OPEN Publishing.

Publishing Oversight Board

The Publishing Oversight Board is responsible for overseeing the publication process. It provides strategic and ethical oversight across all communities within ThES. It ensures that editorial practices align with open access principles, scholarly integrity, and journal policy. 

Responsibilities include:

  • Approving new publishing communities
  • Setting journal editorial standards
  • Handling escalated ethical concerns or procedural disputes
  • Supporting editorial workflows and platform coordination

Members

  • Frédérique Belliard, Editorial Director | TU Delft OPEN Publishing | Delft, The Netherlands
  • Nicoleta Nastase, Editorial Director | TU Delft OPEN Publishing | Delft, The Netherlands
  • Joke Dales, Editorial Assistant | TU Delft Library | Delft, The Netherlands
  • Kees Moerman, Editorial Assistant | TU Delft Library | Delft, The Netherlands

Editors-in-Chief of publishing communities

Each community within ThES (e.g. conferences or thematic series) is led by one or more Editors-in-Chief, responsible for managing the editorial and peer-review process for their specific domain.

Responsibilities include:

  • Defining the scope and content of their community
  • Setting up peer-review workflows
  • Making editorial decisions on submissions
  • Ensuring the quality and relevance of published outputs

Current community Editors-in-Chief

  • Prof. Machiel van Dorst, The 14th International Forum on Urbanism conference|Department of Urbanism, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands 
  • Dr. Qu Lei , The 14th International Forum on Urbanism conference|Department of Urbanism, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

  • Prof. Clarine van Oel, The 5th Architecture Research Care and Health conference | Department of Urbanism, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

  • Prof. Jason K. Moore, The 5th Bicycle and Motorcycle Dynamics  symposium | Department of Biomechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands 

  • Edwin de Vries, The 5th Bicycle and Motorcycle Dynamics  symposium | Cruden B.V., The Netherlands

 

Advisory Board

To strengthen its governance and international reach, ThES is supported by an Advisory Board of international scholars and experts who provide strategic guidance

Bernard Meulenbroek | Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics | Applied mathematics

Esther Plomp | University of Aruba | Mass Spectrometry, Human Provenancing, Human Osteology, Research Data Management

Roberto Rocco | TU Delft, Faculty of Architecture & the Built Environment |Department of Urbanism | Design, spatial planning & urban/economic geography

Simone G. Sporn | De Gruyter | Health technology & science communication