Analysis and opinion

More focus needs to be placed on user experience in the field of research, writes Jake Smallridge

What to do if your research paper is too long for an article but not long enough for a monograph? Katie Silvester explains

Scott Edmunds highlights opportunities to improve the publishing process by improving transparency, accountability and speed

Many readers of scholarly literature today are underserved by traditional publishing formats, writes Emma Warren-Jones

Sharing platforms offer effective ways of connecting with researchers and create fertile ground for serendipity, writes Claire Webber

Tamir Borensztajn assesses inequity in the research process and ensuring fair access to diverse information

Emily Choynowski surveys the challenges facing academic publishers in the Middle East

Delving into physics digital archives provides surprising and inspiring food for thought, writes Gaia Donati

Options for disseminating research content have proliferated over the past decade, writes David Armstrong

The peer review-based publishing is under more pressure than ever to become faster and more open, writes Rachel Burley

Shane Rydquist and Minhaj Rais ask: has investment in new content types led to a new era in discovery?

'Elitist world' discriminating against humanities must be avoided at all costs, write Martin Eve and Anthony Cond