Born in 1960 in Strasbourg, France, Eric Lichtfouse is Chief Editor of the journal Agronomy for Sustainable Development, which has been awarded the highest percent increase in citations in the field of Agricultural Sciences by the Essential Science Indicators. He is Chief Editor and founder of the journal Environmental Chemistry Letters, the book series Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World and Sustainable Agriculture Reviews. He has also founded the Association of Chemistry and the Environment. He is teaching scientific writing and communication in Europe and in the USA, and has build innovative publication assistance services. To help scientists designing high impact articles he has invented educational tools such as the micro-article and speed writing sessions. After a PhD at Strasbourg University Eric Lichtfouse did research at Indiana University and Juelich KFA Research Centre, Germany. He has published highly cited research articles in the fields of environmental chemistry, isotope geochemistry, soil science and phytoremediation. Further details are available in ResearcherID and LinkedIn.