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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 […]