Andrew Lee Hufton

Scientific editor, open science advocate, not the droid for whom you are looking

Text presented over a blue and orange background reads: Patterns, a Cell Press journal. Call for papers: Reanalysis. Compelling and creative reanalyses of prior works of high importance and broad impact. August 1, 2026.

New call for papers: Closing soon!

Science should thrive on criticism, but good, rigorous critical work can be hard to find. To help file this gap and to promote open science practices, I am organizing at Patterns a call for papers that present compelling and creative reanalyses of prior works. Learn more at the Patterns website.

June Patterns issue

The cover image highlights the work by Sun et al that studies the “spacing effect” across biological and artificial systems, identifying principles that underlie generalizable learning in both contexts.

Editorial August 2025

You read a preprint that inspired your research. Later, when you are ready to publish your own findings, you notice that the final peer-reviewed version has been published in a journal. Which version should you cite?

Editorial January 2025

Learn about the limitations of citation metrics and I think about “impact” as an editor.

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Andrew L. Hufton, PhD

Scientific editor, open science advocate

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I am the Editor-in-Chief Patterns, a data science journal from Cell Press. Check out my about me page and my CV to learn more about my career and professional interests.

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