After obtaining his PhD (Materials Science) from the Beijing University of Technology and working there as an Assistant Professor for a year, Guanchen Xu joined Wiley as an in-house editor in September 2011. He has been the senior editor of Small and Advanced Energy Materials and has helped other materials science journals in the in-house editorial portfolio, such as Advanced Science, to grow and succeed. In early 2017, he launched the first sister journal of Small – Small Methods, as the acting Editor-in-Chief. He also leads and manages the editorial teams of Physical Sciences in APAC regions, in addition to his editorial role.