Ioana Craciun writes for the MDPI Blog. She holds a PhD from the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics at the University of Iowa. She also has completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Basel. She joined MDPI in 2020, serving first as Scientific Officer and Publishing Manager for several MDPI journals. Ioana’s interests lie at the intersection of science communication and research integrity. She is passionate about topics that will help the scholarly community stay informed about ethical practices, transparency, and developments shaping academic publishing.