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.
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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?
IOP has published the first articles in its new OA journal, Environmental Research: Health which is devoted to addressing global challenges at the interface of the environment and public health.
Press Gazette last week announced the shortlists for the British Journalism Awards 2022.
Frontiers have announced that they will publish ENCATC’s open access journal, the European Journal of Cultural Management and Policy.
“Eureka moments in science” are a myth – according to new ebook published by IOP Publishing.
A new series of open access journals by Cambridge University Press aims to break down barriers to global research.
You know that great digital academic content you’ve got? If you want to extend its reach and impact, you should get smart about user experience, says Emma Wilson-Shaw, e-resource manager at OpenAthens.
IOP Publishing has announced the expansion of their open access offer to Latin America through an unlimited transformative agreement.
Healthcare knowledge provider, BMJ, has partnered with start-up Overton, to advance real-world impact of health and medical research.
IOP Publishing has announced that they have reached a transformative agreement with Virginia’s Academic Library Consortium (VIVA).
The winners of the PPA 30 under 30 have been announced, celebrating young talent in the industry.
The content partnership between ResearchGate and EDP Sciences will see content from over 30 open access journals added to ResearchGate.
BPA Worldwide has announced the acquisition of digital events data standards group, VSef.
IOP Publishing (IOPP) has announced a new collaboration with ChronosHub, a platform that streamlines the open access publishing workflow.
On 25 August 2022, the White House unveiled a new policy to end the paywalls surrounding federally funded scientific research in the United States.
In support of the transition toward open access (OA), IOP Publishing (IOPP) has agreed five more unlimited OA publishing agreements with research institutions in the United States (US).
