Matthew Cockerill co-founded BioMed Central and was its managing director until the end of 2013. He is currently working on an unannounced internet startup
Sian Harris looks at the role of e-book aggregators in providing access to scholarly e-book content
E-books have been around for a while now but publishers are still experimenting with different formats, interactive content, open access and business models, writes Nadya Anscombe
Data sharing in libraries doesn't have to be daunting for librarians, writes David Stuart
The impact of data loss can be staggering for research. Nathan Westgarth argues the case for better data management
The Wellcome Trust has shared details of the money it paid for article processing charges in 2012-13. Sian Harris takes a look at the data
Mark Carden casts a critical eye over some of the industry hot topics discussed at the Academic Publishing in Europe conference
Martijn Roelandse
It might be fair to say we have entered the era of irreproducible science, write Martijn Roelandse and Anita Bandrowski
Heather Staines
The new non-profit Knowledge Futures Group offers institutions a valuable scholarly communications resource, writes Heather Staines
From deposits to discovery, Rebecca Pool looks at the long and winding journey of the institutional repository
A UK-based university librarian, who has chosen to remain anonymous, has spoken out about ‘gobsmacking’ prices for some ebooks
Daniel Keirs considers open science from the perspective of a physics publisher, including some of the steps needed to accelerate progress
Matt McKay
Papers related to the pandemic have been downloaded more than 150 million times, writes Matt McKay
Nandita Quaderi
Nandita Quaderi, editor-in-chief of the Web of Science at Clarivate, explains what editorial integrity means for citation data and journal evaluation
Alex Freeman
Documentary-maker Alex Freeman never imagined she would create a tool that could overhaul the structure of academic publishing, writes Faye Holst
