A member of the Young Scientists Journal (YSJ) editorial team contacted me few weeks ago asking for some advice on how to interview scientists. While I was preparing my answer to her e-mail, it occurred to me that I should also compile here a few essential tips for a good interviewing practice.

Our fellow editor Joanne Manaster (aka @sciencegoddess) launched on Twitter an interesting "survey": What is your favourite element? And why is it special for you?  

To be honest, I am not exactly an impostor. I am just not a scientist. But I do love science. And I often write about it. Is it a crime? I don’t think so. You might as well ask me, given that I am not a scientist, what exactly am I doing here? After all, this is an online publication written for and by young scientists. Well, the answer can be as simple as that: I love the stories on science probably as much as you do.