Getting the Expert View on Journal Metrics
Journal and article metrics are increasingly important across academic publishing. They can help researchers choose which journal to submit their work to, and assess…
Viewpoint
‘What gets measured gets improved’ – how we might help institutions boost their TEF performance
‘What gets measured gets improved' has become something of a mantra for our Product team here at Emerald; and that refrain rang in our…
Completing the publishing services value proposition – Sheridan acquires PubFactory!
Since 2010, PubFactory as a platform has provided online hosting and consultative services for scholarly publishers globally
Publons Academy
The current approach to peer review training is flawed and it’s crippling researcher development and scholarly communication. Publons, the network of expert peer reviewers,…
Does Accessing Scientific Literature Feel At Times Like Scaling a Mountain?
So close, and yet so far. Is that how many documents seem to you? Getting what you want – when, where, and how you…
Creating Connections: themes from the first OpenAthens customer conference
This November, 120 information professionals attended the inaugural OpenAthens Customer Conference to discuss the key issues facing libraries, publishers, and technology. Based on the overarching theme, Creating…
Checking in with the peer review view
Peer. Review. Two simple words, but join them up and you have one of the most crucial and heavily discussed areas of the journal…
Data Visualisation supports evidence-based publishing decisions
Publishers and editors want evidence and the ability to test assumptions when making strategic decisions about the direction of a journal or programme. Data…
Nature and Nurture: 6 Things Every Publisher Should Know About Marketing Content
Publishers are natural content marketers—while other industries must generate new content to be successful “content marketers,” publishers already have a treasure trove of it…
Evidence-based Decision Making in Agricultural Development
When you visit the doctor with a worrying symptom, or take your sick dog to the vets, you assume that the practitioner you consult…
Open Access – the democratisation of Knowledge. Really?
Open Access has transformed academic publishing. A majority of the world’s academic publishers follow a hybrid model for at least some journals; around 43%…
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Combat uncontrolled content sharing with flexible access management
Make sharing content easy to help combat illegal content sharing on social collaboration networks