What Is Peer Review Worth? Rethinking the Economics of Academic Reviewing
29 September, 2026 - 2pm BST, 3pm CEST, 9am EDT
Cactus Communications
Gaëlle Béquet: Building the infrastructure nobody sees
The Director of ISSN International Centre on the largely invisible systems that keep scholarly communication working
Building trust into the future of scholarly publishing
Shilpi Mehra discusses how technology can make the research ecosystem more trustworthy
India’s quiet redrawing of research integrity’s accountability chain
As funders tighten integrity rules, India’s retraction disclosure policy signals a major shift, writes Minhaj Rais
CACTUS integrates Imagetwin to expand image integrity checks
Integration allows users to run image integrity checks with minimal effort and without introducing additional steps
“Crocodile” initiative keeps snapping up new sponsors
Project will now incorporate dedicated surveys of both publishers and librarians around "zero-click search"
Taylor & Francis renews partnership with Cactus Communications
Collaboration aimed at helping authors refine the language and clarity of their submissions before they enter the peer review process
Why do researchers commit misconduct?
Shilpi Mehra takes a look at the pressures beneath the surface in the world of scholarly communications
Cactus Communications and De Gruyter Brill launch author services
Collaboration will offer De Gruyter Brill authors editorial, translation, publication, and research promotion services
Editage expands into Germany
Move "to strengthen support for researchers in Germany, helping them communicate their discoveries effectively"
Cactus joins forces with Emerald Publishing on infographic purchases
Partnership aims to deliver enhanced support services to authors, and increase impact, through the ChronosHub platform
Cactus Communications and CSIRO Publishing partner for author editorial support
Cactus Communications is partnering with CSIRO Publishing to support the Australian science publisher’s authors with enhanced access to professional language and writing support services