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?
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
IOP Publishing has announced the launch of Journal of Physics Communications, a new multidisciplinary open access journal, offering researchers an “accelerated and innovative” way to publish their work.
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched a new fully open access engineering journal, Engineering Biology.
IOP Publishing and the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL) have announced a new agreement, covering 31 universities in Australia and New Zealand.
BMJ, one of the world’s leading medical knowledge providers, has announced the launch of the Author Hub, a new platform to assist researchers in every field, at every stage of the publishing process.
BMJ, one of the world’s leading medical knowledge providers, has teamed up with Cochrane Clinical Answers, a new resource from the Cochrane Library, to better deliver evidence and inform decision making at the point of care.
In its 50th anniversary year, two important developments to Emerald’s brand family aim to reflect the scholarly publisher’s growth into a group of businesses that connect the worlds of research, education and professional learning.
BMJ has partnered with Guangdong Family Doctor Association to make their fully translated Chinese edition of BMJ Best Practice available to over two million primary healthcare professionals across China.
BMJ and its partner the University of Cape Town Lung Institute's Knowledge Translation Unit, have launched the global edition of the Practical Approach to Care Kit (PACK) in eBook and print format - to support and empower primary healthcare workers.
BMJ, one of the world’s leading healthcare knowledge providers, announced yesterday that healthcare professionals in Paraná State, Brazil, will be able to access BMJ Best Practice and BMJ Learning in both English and Portuguese.
IOP Publishing has announced a renewed contract with the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM), for the continued publication of two of its journals – Physics in Medicine and Biology and Physiological Measurement.
IOP Publishing has announced the launch of Nano Futures, a new “high-impact”, multidisciplinary journal that will be positioned to capture ground-breaking, future-oriented research with long term influence for nanoscience.
MA Healthcare has announced the creation of a new Library Advisory Board, which will be holding its first meeting in early 2017.
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) yesterday announced the launch of a new open access program, IET Open.
Emerald Group Publishing has changed the names, broadened the scope and appointed new editors to some of its key Library & Information Science journals.
