YOUR GO-TO INTELLIGENCE RESOURCE FOR THE SCHOLARLY PUBLISHING INDUSTRY

We need to put Open Access journals at the heart of academic publishing

Scholars continue to publish in high-impact journals, despite knowing the limitations of impact metrics, because they serve as recognisable benchmarks in the highly competitive academic job market. Journal editors have often signed with or stayed with big publishers because these publishers simplify their tasks. Non-capitalist publishing alternatives align more closely with academic principles of free […]

Preserving Scientific Integrity: The Vital Role of Stakeholders

Scholars are increasingly under pressure to publish and be widely cited in order to grow in their careers and secure grant funding. A wide range of dubious activities, misconduct, and even fraud are on the rise. Citation and data manipulation, conflicts of interest, plagiarism, retractions and corrections, questionable authorship, fraudulent peer review, paper mills, and […]

Uncovering AI’s Role in Cybersecurity – AI in Cybersecurity

The latest AI and data practices have bolstered cybersecurity by automating several tasks and enhancing threat detection procedures. The introduction of various new technologies like cloud, IoT, etc., has brought along new cybersecurity threats. Cyberthreats are now more sophisticated and elusive, prompting companies to adopt AI and data strategies to identify anomalies faster and enable […]

The STM Integrity Hub: A cohesive approach to preserve the integrity of research

The STM Integrity Hub is a platform developed in collaboration between publishers and STM Solutions, the operational arm of The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM). This initiative is projected as the most complete approach to date for detecting questionable manuscripts and responding to the problem of counterfeit material entering academic communication, […]

Detecting Image Manipulation In Academic Publications

Image manipulation is the process of changing the appearance of a picture-format image in order to achieve the desired result. While it is frequently necessary for researchers to manipulate images in order to generate publication-quality figures, improper manipulation of images can result in paper rejection and cast doubt on the research’s legitimacy. While deliberate fraud […]

Increasing awareness and uptake of the practice of transferring scholarly manuscripts

Submitting a manuscript for publication is vital in the research cycle, and identifying the appropriate journal in which to publish it can be challenging. Authors lose time and effort when a journal rejects their manuscript. The process of finding a new journal and resubmitting can be both exhausting and time-consuming. Additionally, 15 million hours of […]

Upholding the Highest Standards of Quality, Trust, and Ethics to Maintain the Integrity of Published Literature

Making the data supporting a scientific truth claim available for peer review and post-publication study is a crucial component of scientific publishing as it enables method and reasoning to be confirmed or refuted, conclusions to be examined, and any observations or experiments to be duplicated. This approach serves as the cornerstone for the “self-correction of […]

AI/ML is Transforming the Scholarly Publishing Industry

Artificial intelligence (AI) is significantly changing how researchers interact with their audiences while also transforming the scholarly publishing sector to become more technologically focused. The surge in research output, combined with the increasing demand for peer reviewers, has prompted the adoption of AI in scholarly publishing. Despite the fact that human input is considered necessary […]

The undeniable value of accessibility

In a world where the majority of our interactions take place digitally, accessibility is one of the fundamental principles of publishing and distributing inclusive content. At its core, accessible design aims to ensure that all digital functionality and content are accessible to everyone, regardless of device type, physical or cognitive limitations, or other factors. Accessibility […]

Providing descriptive captions for images. How important is this for authors and publishers? – part 2

Scholarly publications are increasingly incorporating alternative text (alt text) for images into their high-quality content. All parties involved in the creation, production, and dissemination of information have a responsibility to ensure that all readers have equal access to the images they find in scholarly papers. Workflows are being modified by content and service providers to […]