Tim Gillett travelled to the APE conference in Berlin earlier this year. Here, he spells out why it’s a must for those involved in academic publishing
Participants are: academic, educational, scientific, technological, medical, legal and professional publishers, university presses, researchers, authors, editors, librarians, teachers, learned and professional societies and associations, funding agencies, politicians and policy makers, subscription agencies and booksellers, recruiting agencies and technology providers.
Arnoud de Kemp, founder of the APE conference, has revealed his plans to create a foundation to continue the event way into the future
'Flying Dutchman’ Arnoud de Kemp, who turns 75 this year, reflects on a distinguished career in publishing
Robert-Jan Smits gave an impassioned update – and defence – of Plan S at APE 2019 in Berlin
The city of Berlin will once again play host to the APE conference in January, with the tagline: Publishing 2020: Ramping up Relevance.
The APE conferences are aimed at providing a better understanding of scholarly communication and the role of information in science, education and society. They encourage the debate about the future of value-added scientific publishing, information dissemination and access to scientific results, and offer an independent forum for ‘open minds’.
Five organisations define, describe, and share their thoughts on a subject that has become something of a hot topic in recent times
A growing number of mandates, incentives and declarations are driving progress in open data, reports Rebecca Pool
Leon Heward-Mills and Rebecca Lawrence discuss the Taylor & Francis acquisition of F1000 Research
Ann Michael looks back on a varied career encompassing nine different industries
The open-access movement is calling into question business models in scholarly publishing, writes Sami Benchekroun
In time for International Women's Day Caroline Birkle, vice president of research operations at Clarivate Analytics, spoke to us about flagship brands, research data services and metrics
Nick Fowler and Steven Inchcoombe introduce SNSI, an initiative to solve the cyber challenges facing the scholarly communications industry
Lisa Hinchliffe
The open research agenda – for publications, data, and code – is driving companies to explore new business models, writes Lisa Hinchliffe
The rise of preprints and the move towards universal open access are potential threats to traditional business models in scholarly publishing, writes Phil Gooch
