On March 14 2023, Daniel Klimmeck, from the EMBO Journal, gave a talk entitled, “Editorial Perspectives at EMBO Press – towards optimized publishing and open science”. The lecture focused on how papers are evaluated at the journal and the diverse options currently available to authors for submitting their papers, providing a valuable opportunity to learn how to more effectively disseminate one’s research results. Even though the lecture was only onsite, more than 50 people registered and participated.