With the rise of the internet changing this industry beyond recognition, scientific publishing is becoming more complex. Siân Harris found out why this could make the agent's role more important than ever
Two years ago Elsevier became the first publisher to agree to deposit all its journals articles into the Dutch National Library. Elsevier's director of IT Solutions, Geoffrey Adams, explains why and how it is progressing so far
Thomson plans to buy Information Holdings, the parent company of MicroPatent. Peter Rees found out what this might mean to patent users
John Murphy profiles the president and CEO of the Research Libraries Group, an international organisation for libraries, museums and archives
In all the talk of journals pricing and reducing the turnaround of the peer review process, the issue of quality can get overlooked. Ulrich Pöschl describes an open-access journal that is seeking to redress the balance
David Mort kicks off our new analysis section with a critical look at the effects of mergers and acquisitions on end-users
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
