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?
The Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) research database, Inspec, is among the first to index content from two new AIP Publishing journals in the fields of biophysics and chemical physics.
The Institution of Engineering and Technology has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China.
IOP Publishing has struck a new open access (OA) transformative agreement with Swedish consortium, Bibsam.
The British Society of Magazine Editors has announced the appointment of Hattie Brett, Editor, Grazia, as its 2021 Chair, succeeding Maria Pieri, Editorial Director, National Geographic Traveller (UK).
Oxford University Press and Jisc, the education and research not for profit, have reached a comprehensive ‘Read and Publish’ agreement.
New transitional agreements demonstrate BMJ’s aim to advance open access, share knowledge, and drive discovery, say the publishers.
IOP Publishing has signed its first open access transformative agreement in Finland.
The government’s decision last year to zero rate the VAT on digital publications was the result of a long running and hard-fought lobbying effort.
Pharmaceutical Press, the Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s knowledge business has announced the launch of Critical Illness, essential drug information supporting the critical care multi-disciplinary team.
IOP Publishing has appointed Miriam Maus as its new publishing director.
OpenAthens, an identity and access management specialist, has announced its membership of the American Library Association.
Professor Juan Franco, a family doctor and researcher, has been appointed as the new Editor-in-Chief of BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, one of more than 70 specialist journals published by BMJ.
The journal Public Health Nutrition, is to become fully open access from 1 January 2022, making it permanently and freely available to read, download and share around the world.
The Professional Publishers Association has launched The PPA Awards 2021, celebrating the best in magazine media and business information publishing over the past 12 months.
Pharmaceutical Press and the Irish Pharmaceutical Union have announced a partnership, supporting IPU members with a special rate subscription to essential information through MedicinesComplete.
