Joanne Walker

Joanne Walker is Co-Founder and Publishing Director at Becaris Publishing, with over 25 years of experience in medical publishing. She has worked across a range of journal and digital platforms, supporting authors and publication planners in identifying the most effective publishing solutions for their content. At Becaris Publishing, Joanne coordinates the editorial strategy for The Evidence Base and is committed to ensuring that all content published in the Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research and on The Evidence Base is accessible, engaging, and clearly communicated, whether through plain language summaries in the journal or visual infographics on the website.

Previously, as Head of Publishing Solutions at Future Science Group, Joanne led the development of a pioneering initiative to publish Plain Language Summaries of Publications as peer-reviewed, standalone articles, helping to improve transparency and understanding of medical research.