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Providing descriptive captions for images. How important is this for authors and publishers? – part 1

Each organization’s decision to manage its image description workflows is influenced by a variety of factors. It is however a universal truth that you will be closer to achieving fully accessible content if you can make image description an integral part of content creation. In-text descriptions and captions that accompany figures, diagrams, and pictures are […]

Making Real Progress towards the SDGs: What Publishers Can Do

The Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) Publishers Compact is a non-binding pledge recognizing the publishing industry’s obligation to contribute to developing a sustainable future. During the Decade of Action (2020-2030), signatories plan to publish books and journals that educate, develop, and inspire others to take similar action in support of the SDGs. Publishers are committed to […]

Approaching Artificial Intelligence and Open Research in Sync: Opportunities and Challenges

As scholarly publishing starts to come to grips with changes around open research (OR), artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (GAI) have crashed onto the scene, with the launch of GAI products such as ChatGPT and Google Bard boosting applications and usage. AI is growing fast and has shifted from the R&D and prototype stage […]

Open access agreements: Empowering librarians to be OA champions

Librarians and institutions partner with Springer Nature to promote open research through their negotiation and participation in different types of OA agreements. These agreements include hybrid and fully OA portfolios, with the key focus of all being the coverage of publishing fees for authors from participating institutions. Authors affiliated with institutions that are part of […]

Scholarly publishing is evolving into a data-driven industry

Data is the driving force behind everything today. Publishers are increasingly embracing technologies like AI to help them transition from being mere traditional content providers to data-driven product companies. Conventional methods of publication based on intuition and judgment have given way to technologically informed methods based on conclusions obtained from data sets. Leading publishing businesses […]