Academic publisher Taylor & Francis, UK, has announced the successful sponsorship of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences in Fredericton, New Brunswick. The company's Global Publishing Director, David Green, was on a panel of publishing leaders. Here, the debate ranged from the current state of publishing in Canada to new models of dissemination and the particular culture of and opportunities in the Canadian research community.
One of the biggest challenges facing local Canadian journals is how to keep attracting top Canadian research rather than seeing it being published in highly ranked journals in Europe or America. In a survey of 6,654 Taylor & Francis authors in Canada, it was found that robust peer-review and a good journal reputation are most important to Canadian researchers, reinforcing the challenges local journals face to draw the best local research articles. French remains a key consideration for navigating journal articles, but less so for writing them. Worldwide reach, however, is essential, while publishing with a press located in Canada is not regarded as beneficial.
Respondents were also invited to rate other major science journal publishers. On all counts, Taylor & Francis was most highly rated, and generally by a significant margin, according to the company.
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