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Webinar: Addressing Reviewer Bugbears with Innovations in Peer...

In advance of Peer Review Week (25-29 September), Research Information consultant editor Tim Gillett hosted a webinar on behalf of IOP Publishing and Morressier

Webinar, Peer review, Artificial intelligence

News story

The Research Information Yearbook 2023-24 is out now!

We are delighted to tell you that the Research Information Yearbook for 2023-24 is now published!

YEARBOOK

News story

Kudos and Impact Science launch SDG showcase

Publishers collaborate to provide United Nations with relevant research for SDG Progress Summit

Sustainable Development Goals

News

Webinar

Webinar: Addressing Reviewer Bugbears with Innovations in Peer Review

22 September 2023

In advance of Peer Review Week (25-29 September), Research Information consultant editor Tim Gillett hosted a webinar on behalf of IOP Publishing and Morressier

YEARBOOK

The Research Information Yearbook 2023-24 is out now!

20 September 2023

We are delighted to tell you that the Research Information Yearbook for 2023-24 is now published!

As ever, the last 12 months has been a time of change in scholarly communications, and this yearbook covers many of the subject areas that have seen crucial developments: artificial intelligence; open science and research; ebook pricing; preprints; user experience; developments in the Global South, India and the Middle East; metrics and citation; and industry standards.

Recognition

Clarivate unveils Citation Laureates 2023

19 September 2023

71 Citation Laureates named by ISI have gone on to receive a Nobel Prize

Analysis & opinion

Stephanie Dawson

open science

Open science: up for a challenge?

29 August 2023

Stephanie Dawson argues the case for organisations to upgrade to open science

Analysis & opinion

Damian Pattinson and Emily Packer

Preprints

Why preprint review is the way forward

25 August 2023

As preprints shake up the science publishing landscape, Damian Pattinson and Emily Packer reflect on efforts to embrace new models of review and curation

Emily Choynowski

MENA

Supporting open science in the Arab world

24 August 2023

Emily Choynowski outlines the progress of the open research movement in the Middle East and North Africa

Joanna Ball, Yvonne Campfens, and Tasha Mellins-Cohen

Metrics

Who’s afraid of open infrastructures?

24 August 2023

Joanna Ball, Yvonne Campfens and Tasha Mellins-Cohen underline the importance of non-profit infrastructure and standards bodies

Features

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ebooks

Searching for the right ebook business models

24 April 2023

The rapid adoption of ebooks in recent years has led to greater scrutiny of pricing models, writes David Stuart

Features

Metrics

COUNTER: more than just subscription metrics

11 April 2023

Twenty years after its launch, the latest update to the COUNTER Code of Practice is about to go live

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FAIR data

Making publishing platforms fairer

09 March 2023

Four industry figures tell Annabel Ola what needs to change to make research accessible to all

Grey literature

The chasm between the scholarly record and grey literature

02 March 2023

Toby Green examines the growing problem of grey literature research, which is not being published

Interviews

Mandy Hill

Interview

Spirit, mission and community

We met Mandy Hill, Managing Director, Academic Publishing, at Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Interview

"Supporting mission-driven publishing amid unprecedented challenges"

A Q&A session with Peter Potter, Vice President, Publishing Services at De Gruyter and Executive Director of eBound

David McDade

Interview

What is the future of book publishing?

David McDade reviews the highs and lows of launching a book programme

Viewpoint

Industry trends

Increasing your employees’ copyright awareness

Your employees and copyright awareness: sharing your policy may not be enough

BMJ and Overton launch first medical research impact tool

BMJ and Overton launch first research impact tool focused on health and social care

Introducing Nature Research Intelligence solutions

A new suite of solutions to support organisations in reaching their strategic goals

Resources

Research news

Global perspectives on research management

This white paper brings together insights from eight Research Management and Administration (RMA) experts around the globe, on the growing role of research managers.