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Nine industry figures give Tim Gillett the low-down on recent developments in discovery as part of the research process
From the Journal Impact Factor to the latest altmetrics, scholarly players are crying out for metrics to be used responsibly, reports Rebecca Pool
Be it slow evolution or a revolution, ebook development continues to thrill and chill scholarly players, reports Rebecca Pool
London’s Business Design Centre was the venue for Research Information’s inaugural event, Challenges in the Scholarly Publishing Cycle
Rebecca Pool asks: was 2017 the year that scholarly publishing let in open peer review?
Alternative metrics have moved the measure of impact from mere citation to mentions on social media, news outlets and more, writes Rebecca Pool. So where next for metrics?
Complex workflows and new services are driving developments in cloud-based library management systems, reports Rebecca Pool
Open access looks set to shake up the humanities and social sciences book landscape for the better, reports Rebecca Pool
Change is constant in scholarly publishing; nowhere more than in the world of metrics. Here, four industry leaders offer Tim Gillett some predictions for the future
As publishers and platform hosts root out discovery issues one by one, the path to clear-cut discovery is unfolding, writes Rebecca Pool
It’s crucial that developing-country researchers are not forgotten, writes Andy Nobes
From pilots to practice, more and more publishers are warming to open peer review, reports Rebecca Pool
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