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?
A new Open Access journal from Cambridge University Press will highlight the many ways that advances in fluid mechanics can be used to drive technological breakthroughs.
Emerald Publishing has increased its number of transformative agreements with two new deals with the FinELib Consortium and CzechELib.
The pace of change, we keep being told, is accelerating, yet some things remain constant.
Professor Hugh Griffiths, Editor-in-Chief of the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s Radar, Sonar and Navigation journal, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
A new report published by the PPA sees the results of the first-ever industry-wide diversity and inclusion survey, offering insight into representation and inclusion across the industry.
Increasing numbers of academic and scientific publishers are adopting single sign-on solutions for their subscribers. Phil Leahy, key client services manager at OpenAthens, looks at the opportunities and challenges they face.
IOP Publishing is launching Environmental Research 2021 as a free-to-attend virtual conference for global stakeholders that will bring leading environmental experts together.
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese Association of Science and Technology (CAST) to deepen cooperation in three aspects.
The PPA has announced the shortlist for this year’s PPA Awards. The Cover of the Year award will be decided by public vote.
IOP Publishing has implemented a new policy which will allow authors to change their name on previously published research. The aim is to support greater inclusion in publishing.
Cambridge University Press is accelerating the move to new Open Access journals publishing agreements in the US through a significant expansion of transformative “Read and Publish” deals.
Emerald Publishing has announced that it has signed its first transformative open access agreement, with Sweden’s Bibsam Consortium.
Edinburgh University Press (EUP) has announced the appointment of Nicola Ramsey as Interim CEO to succeed Timothy Wright, who retires this summer.
Researchers around the world can now build their peer review competency online through IOP Publishing’s (IOPP) new peer review elearning hub.
Emerald has launched a support network through its Engage platform to help women in research overcome the challenges in conducting research that have been exacerbated through the pandemic.
