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?
BMJ’s clinical decision support tool BMJ Best Practice was recently selected by Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust to be integrated into its Paris Electronic Patient Record system.
IOP Publishing and the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN) have signed an unlimited open access agreement.
Tony Roche, CEO of Emerald Publishing, assesses the outlook for academic media.
BMJ has launched BMJ Careers: Mental Health, a dedicated job board to help NHS trusts fill mental health vacancies and help candidates find the right roles.
Following a recertification assessment by BSI, IET Inspec has been recommended for recertification to the ISO9001:2015 quality standard for its production system.
IOP Publishing is moving all its open access journals to transparent peer review, making it the first physics publisher to adopt the approach portfolio-wide.
Pharmaceutical Press, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s knowledge business, has announced the release of Drug Monitoring Checker.
Not-for-profit society publisher IOP Publishing and TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology have established a consortium agreement.
ResearchGate and IOP have announced a new agreement to explore ways to support the scientific community through syndication of IOPP peer reviewed scholarly content on ResearchGate’s platform.
Texere Publishing has announced the appointment of Peter Harkness as Non-Executive Chairman of the company.
IOP Publishing and the Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries have agreed a three year ‘read and publish’ deal, providing access to journal content alongside unlimited open access publishing.
BMJ has appointed Professor of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Professor Wasim Hanif and Global Director of Clinical Services for Aetna International, Dr Hemal Desai, to serve on its Board of Directors.
IOP Publishing has announced the creation of one of the largest collections of academic journals, books and conference series in physical sciences on the MyScienceWork platform.
Editors at The BMJ are urging Facebook to correct a “fact check” of a recent investigation that they say is “inaccurate, incompetent and irresponsible.”
The Electrochemical Society, together with IOP Publishing, is launching two new, fully open access journals.
