User needs are crucial
15 October 2012
Peter Philips has recently become chief executive of Cambridge University Press. We asked him about his vision for the industry
October/November 2012
Free tool helps with journal selection
15 October 2012
Choosing which journal to publish your research in can be tricky and if English is not your native language it can be more difficult. Siân Harris finds out about a free, online tool to help with the task, whatever your native language is
Mobile publishing grows but questions still remain
15 October 2012
The past couple of years have seen a surge of interest from publishers and others in delivering research information on mobile devices but challenges remain. Siân Harris reports
Considering rights in a digital age
15 October 2012
Emily Goodhand examines the implications of recent copyright announcements and news, and speculates on whether a happy medium in digital copyright will ever truly be achieved
Librarians envisage positive role in open-access future
15 October 2012
Earlier this year Croatian open-access publisher InTech carried out research into open access in libraries. Paul MacKenzie-Cummins reveals some of the findings
Report reveals impact of open access on libraries
15 October 2012
Academic libraries need to evolve to continue to meet the needs of their users in an open-access world, reports Siân Harris
The changing face of databases
15 October 2012
As researchers are presented with many more ways to find scholarly papers online, Siân Harris takes a look at the roles of the traditional A&I database and potential disruptors
Latest issue
Antonia Seymour, chief executive at IOP Publishing, and Andrew Barker, director of library services and learning development at Lancaster University, talk about hybrid working and re-thinking how we work
David Stuart writes: are new ways of measuring research are providing a more realistic picture of scholarly communication?
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Siân Harris looks at what role cloud-based services play in libraries today, their benefits and limitations and what challenges remain
Charlie Rapple
Kudos co-founder Charlie Rapple explains her passion for accelerating the dissemination – and impact – of science
Sowmya Swaminathan
Sowmya Swaminathan discusses the implications for publishers in helping to foster open research practices
Nandita Quaderi
Nandita Quaderi explains how Covid-19 continues to affect the citation network, and introduces a new kind of citation distortion
Oluchi Ojinamma Okere
Oluchi Ojinamma Okere outlines how researchers in sub-Saharan countries are being hamstrung by economics
Helen Lippell
Helen Lippell explains why organisations should learn more about taxonomies, ontologies and metadata - and describes her love of a good quiz
Mark Hahnel
Figshare founder Mark Hahnel describes the company's beginnings and raison d’être – and his wider hopes for scholarly communications
Miriam Maus
If scientists are successful, we are successful, writes Miriam Maus, publishing director at IOP Publishing
