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Tech focus: Platform number one

16 October 2020

Six industry experts tell Tim Gillett where the future destination is likely to be for publishing platforms

Analysis and opinion

Catalyst for change: virus could impact on research

12 October 2020

Research has long been a vital part of how we advance human knowledge to better understand our world and improve lives, writes Andrew Plume

Feature

‘An irreplaceable source of information’

7 October 2020

Gaëlle Béquet, director of ISSN International Centre, outlines the work of the Keepers Registry – followed by interviews with four of its partner agencies

Feature

Libraries, the cloud and Covid-19

6 October 2020

Paying it forward - publishing your research reproducibly

23 July 2020

It might be fair to say we have entered the era of irreproducible science, write Martijn Roelandse and Anita Bandrowski

Heather Staines

Analysis and opinion

Investing in a brighter future

23 July 2020

The new non-profit Knowledge Futures Group offers institutions a valuable scholarly communications resource, writes Heather Staines

Feature

The never-ending story

22 July 2020

From deposits to discovery, Rebecca Pool looks at the long and winding journey of the institutional repository

Analysis and opinion

Open Book: ‘No rhyme or reason’ on ebook prices

9 July 2020

A UK-based university librarian, who has chosen to remain anonymous, has spoken out about ‘gobsmacking’ prices for some ebooks

Matt McKay

Analysis and opinion

Publishers 'swift to release Covid-19 research' – STM Association

1 July 2020

Papers related to the pandemic have been downloaded more than 150 million times, writes Matt McKay

Nandita Quaderi

Analysis and opinion

Making decisions with confidence: the importance of editorial integrity

30 June 2020

Nandita Quaderi, editor-in-chief of the Web of Science at Clarivate, explains what editorial integrity means for citation data and journal evaluation

Tech focus: Emerald sparkles in UX challenge

16 June 2020

Single sign-on provider OpenAthens announced the winner of its inaugural best publisher user experience (UX) award for 2020 earlier this year

Feature

Measuring in context

10 June 2020

As scholarly publishing communities search for the meaning behind metrics, the need for context is becoming crystal clear, reports Rebecca Pool

Analysis and opinion

‘Meeting high expectations’ – Researcher to Reader event report

1 June 2020

In February 160 attendees gathered in London at BMA House for the Fifth Researcher to Reader Conference. Heather Staines reports

Analysis and opinion

From research creation to dissemination

5 May 2020

Tamir Borensztajn describes attempts to support an open research infrastructure

Analysis and opinion

Will one epidemic overturn 200,000 years of social evolution?

30 April 2020

Mark Carden ponders: does the Covid-19 pandemic mean that the world has changed forever and nothing will be the same again?

Kim Eggleton

Analysis and opinion

Gender, geography and seniority

28 April 2020

Kim Eggleton wonders: how do we solve the problem of diversity in peer review?

Analysis and opinion

Uncertainty, meet modularity

28 April 2020

Publishing organisations should look to adopt modular infrastructure and modular business models so they can experiment, writes Brian Cody

Growing share for preprints

2 April 2020

Five organisations define, describe, and share their thoughts on a subject that has become something of a hot topic in recent times

Feature

2020 the year of open data?

30 March 2020

A growing number of mandates, incentives and declarations are driving progress in open data, reports Rebecca Pool

Analysis and opinion

A dynamic and rapid evolution

12 March 2020

Leon Heward-Mills and Rebecca Lawrence discuss the Taylor & Francis acquisition of F1000 Research

Interview

'In esteemed company'

11 March 2020

Ann Michael looks back on a varied career encompassing nine different industries

Analysis and opinion

Is a software revolution on the cards?

11 March 2020

The open-access movement is calling into question business models in scholarly publishing, writes Sami Benchekroun

Interview

Global communities and shared values

6 March 2020

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

Analysis and opinion

Working together to protect from cyber attacks

25 February 2020

Nick Fowler and Steven Inchcoombe introduce SNSI, an initiative to solve the cyber challenges facing the scholarly communications industry

Analysis and opinion

New business models for the open research agenda

14 February 2020

The rise of preprints and the move towards universal open access are potential threats to traditional business models in scholarly publishing, writes Phil Gooch

Collaborating for change

16 January 2020

Adrian Stanley reflects on his time in the industry and as president of the Society for Scholarly Publishing

Analysis and opinion

How can academic libraries align with sustainable development goals?

3 January 2020

Haseeb Md. Irfanullah looks at the role for Bangladesh libraries in driving the country's evolution

Analysis and opinion

CISPC 2019 – Rising to the challenge

12 December 2019

Librarians, researchers, funders, publishers and other vendors came together in a spirit of cooperation for the third CISPC meeting in November

Are you (user) experienced?

26 November 2019

Tim Gillett picks five hot riffs on UX

Feature

Learning curves

25 November 2019

As the pressure to understand student success rises, Rebecca Pool asks: are libraries coming around to learning analytics?

Analysis and opinion

Content marketing boosts open access adoption

25 November 2019

The publishing industry has yet to fully acknowledge the need to create accessible stories to increase the uptake of OA articles, writes Sabine Louët

Interview

Passion and dedication

15 November 2019

As Nature celebrates its 150th birthday, Magdalena Skipper reflects on her career and her work as editor-in-chief

Szabi Steiner

Analysis and opinion

Open Book: Kick-starting open data support

14 November 2019

Szabi Steiner describes efforts to encourage data sharing at City, University of London

Analysis and opinion

A look at prediction markets

13 November 2019

Jacqueline Thompson, Marcus Munafò and Ian Penton-Voak introduce a tool to help assess research quality

Analysis and opinion

Monographs 'central to research process' – Cambridge/Oxford study

24 October 2019

Sophie Goldsworthy and Ben Denne sift through 5,000 responses from HSS researchers

Analysis and opinion

Future-gazing with STM

21 October 2019

Jo McShea rounds up the 50th annual STM conference, held last week in Frankfurt

October/November 2019

Michael Upshall is head of sales and business development at Unsilo

Analysis and opinion

Why survey AI in academic publishing?

9 October 2019

Michael Upshall reports on an ongoing survey focusing on artificial intelligence in academic publishing

Analysis and opinion

China perspectives: building a social media strategy

27 September 2019

Helen Tian considers what international publishers should consider when building a marketing strategy in this region

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Analysis and opinion

Augmented reality offers a new dimension to print

26 September 2019

Donald Samulack investigates the possibilities of augmented reality in academic publishing

Andrew Preston

Analysis and opinion

All clear?

24 September 2019

Andrew Preston describes how to make transparent peer review work at scale

Micah Vandegrift

Analysis and opinion

Open Book: A commitment to furthering knowledge

24 September 2019

Micah Vandegrift discusses a broad variety of methods to share research and scholarship, especially infused with open values

Feature

The meaning of open

20 September 2019

David Stuart investigates the concept of open research, and what it means to the scholarly community

Adrian Mulligan

Analysis and opinion

Avoiding extra sifts and longer shifts

27 August 2019

Researchers now spend almost as much time searching for articles as actually reading them, writes Adrian Mulligan

Analysis and opinion

Blockchain: Coming to a publisher near you

27 August 2019

Scholarly publishing leaders must show the way in using the technology to solve problems within the industry, writes Darrell Gunter

Roy Kaufman

Analysis and opinion

Adaptive learning and the need for speed

19 August 2019

Roy Kaufman focuses on a promising trend for dynamic, content-empowered learning environments

Interview

Unfiltered voices of the past

6 August 2019

Catt Thompson-Baum, conservation manager for Wiley Digital Archives, gives an inside view of the world of archive collections – from mummified rats to medieval parchments

Claire Doffegnies

Analysis and opinion

How researchers can connect with European policy makers

2 August 2019

Given the constant discussion about Brexit at the moment, you’d be forgiven for forgetting that the EU Parliament continues to legislate on issues that affect the lives of citizens across Europe, from Agriculture to Transport, writes Claire Doffegnies

Interview

'It's funny where life takes you…'

30 July 2019

Alice Duijser, managing director EMEA & APAC at VitalSource, talks digital-first, data analytics and the future of scholarly communications

August/September 2019

Interview

Facing up to a new reality

18 July 2019

Wayne Sime discusses his hopes for the future of the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers

Feature

All change for university presses

17 July 2019

From bypassing aggregators to the influx of new university presses, the world of library-based publishing is changing fast, reports Rebecca Pool

Analysis and opinion

Challenges facing non-English speaking scholars

16 July 2019

Vivek Mehra explains how the English language is dominating global communication and changing school structure

Chris Smith

Analysis and opinion

The three life stages of an academic author

28 June 2019

Chris Smith explains why they matter, and how publishers and universities can benefit

Rossana Morriello

Analysis and opinion

'A need for an intense collaboration'

25 June 2019

Rossana Morriello assesses the ways in which librarians are supporting research in Italy

Interview

Making research connect

20 June 2019

Nandita Quaderi – editor-in-chief of the Web of Science – champions objectivity, selectivity, and data integrity

This article was jointly written by Andrea Chiarelli (pictured), Juliane Kant and Birgit Schmidt on behalf of Knowledge Exchange. Andrea Chiarelli is a consultant at Research Consulting. Juliane Kant is partner representative for the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) in Knowledge Exchange. Birgit Schmidt is head of knowledge commons at Göttingen State and University Library.

Analysis and opinion