Academic and scientific publishing runs on a different model from the rest of the industry. Its readers are mostly researchers and clinicians, and its customers are often the libraries and institutions they work for. What it really sells is confidence in the research record.
Open access has become the standard model, moving revenue away from subscriptions towards publishing charges and institutional agreements. Learned societies that switched early have used the change to build data and analytics products around their journals. Where research comes from is changing as well, with a growing share now produced in Asia.
However, it is a common misconception that open access somehow reduces the importance of the publisher. In reality, it is the opposite.
Niels Peter Thomas Academic media
AI raises the stakes. Fabricated papers test peer review on an industrial scale, and publishers are building integrity tools while deciding on what terms to license their content to AI developers.
Science also reaches general readers through magazines and specialist journalists, who face many of the same pressures as the rest of the press.
Below you'll find some of our best feature articles on academic and scientific media, from open access and research integrity to medical journals, institutional sales and science journalism, alongside our latest news and industry commentary.
We asked Niels Peter Thomas, chief executive officer of BMJ Publishing, what does best practice publishing look like in academic media? This is what he said…
The task ahead is clear, says Anke Beck: to harness AI not as a threat but as a catalyst.
Sara Sharman, head of content services, Institution of Engineering and Technology, tells Ciar Byrne about how the scientific / academic media sector is managing the digital transformation journey.
Laura Feetham-Walker, head of publishing strategy and performance, tells us how IOP Publishing is using AI now and where she sees the best opportunities for future development.
Pandemics, climate change, health inequality are all existential threats that require expert trusted analysis, and that is why BMJ’s content is increasingly in demand beyond its traditional audience.
With all the current talk around ‘post-truth’ and ‘alternative facts’, with people like Michael Gove saying they’ve “had enough of experts”, the newly rebranded Emerald Publishing – part of Emerald Group – is sticking to its core values. As Tony Roch
Mark Allen Group is a big believer in print… and a big believer in digital too! As Matt Cianfarani tells Ciar Byrne, digital publishing is opening up lucrative new revenue streams for the group’s healthcare titles.
Catherine de Lange of New Scientist was crowned Editors’ Editor of the Year at the BSME Awards. Here, she talks about her trend-spotting tricks, the “pub test” the team employ for stories & how she’s running a 70-year-old publication like a start-up.
With big issues like AI and robotics, climate change and space exploration, it’s difficult to keep science off the front pages. But what does all this mean for the science journalists and writers who are forever adding context and explanation?
Springer Nature and Coordenação de Pessoal de Nível Superior have agreed to pilot their first Transformative Agreement in Brazil, with the goal of boosting scientific research and open access in the country.
Elsevier announces that Professor Sarah Main has joined Elsevier as vice president for academic and government relations, UK.
Air Business, a global distribution, subscriptions and ecommerce management company, has appointed Sarah Manlow as its new chief people & sustainability officer.
Frontiers is piloting a new program to recognize its editors and reviewers for their contribution to the peer review process.
The key to publishing success is nailing what you’re good at and concentrating on that. This was one of the takeaways from the PPA Independent Publisher Conference.
Taylor & Francis’ support for scientific and medical communities has expanded with journals, digital hubs and publishing solutions.
The new five-year agreement provides participating institutions with open access publishing and reading access to research.
IOP Publishing has launched a new interdisciplinary OA journal aimed at fostering a sustainable future.
The Frontiers Research Foundation launches the Open Science Charter and calls upon all to support mandatory open access to all publicly funded scientific knowledge by 2030.
IOP Publishing and Manipal Academy of Higher Education announce a new Read and Publish agreement in India.
Frontiers says the agreement marks its first publishing partnership in Japan.
Informa, an international B2B events, specialist data, digital services and academic markets group last week published a trading update.
Elsevier Health has announced a partnership with OpenEvidence to deliver trusted evidence-based clinical content powered by responsible AI to support physicians’ clinical decisions.
How do you set your subs budget and plan your marketing activity? According to Atlas’s Abi Spooner, there is a right and a wrong way. The right way is based on lifetime value.
IOP Publishing is now offering peer reviewers feedback on their reviewer reports to enhance the quality of peer review and to strengthen best practice in the physical sciences.
