Evidence-based characteristics could help authors recognize predatory journals - March 16, 2017
A study published in the open access journal BMC Medicine identifies 13 evidence-based characteristics by which potential predatory journals may be distinguished from presumed legitimate ones. The 13 characteristics identified by researchers at Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Canada include an interest in publishing research on… Read More
New report on digital transformation in publishing finds slow advancement in digital transformation, high emphasis on metadata investment - March 15, 2017
An in-depth study analyzing digital transformation in the publishing industry has found that 25 percent of publishers see themselves as "lagging" versus the rest of the industry in their current transformation efforts, while only 25 percent feel they are "leading." The study, which included 25 leading U.S. and U.K. publishers… Read More
New Overleaf report reveals new picture of collaborative research - March 13, 2017
Overleaf, a collaborative writing and publishing platform that makes the process of writing, editing and publishing academic papers quicker and easier, has released a report which takes an in-depth look at active collaborative research patterns. Rather than examining post-published collaboration patterns, ‘The Connected Culture of Collaboration’… Read More
New Digital Research Report highlights the need for a reference database of research organisations - March 3, 2017
Digital Science, a technology company serving the needs of scientific and research communities, has announced its latest Digital Research Report, Discovery and Analysis of Global Research Trends Using GRID. Using data from the open access journal PLOS ONE, the report highlights the need for a reference… Read More
New Scholastica white paper proposes democratized OA academic journal publishing to solve serials crisis - March 2, 2017
Scholastica, a peer review and open access (OA) publishing platform for academic journals, has announced 'Democratizing Academic Journals: Technology, Services, and Open Access,' a new white paper on the state of academic journal publishing. The paper proposes an upending of the corporate publisher paradigm to make… Read More
Global medical education publishing market estimated to reach $ 3.9 billion in 2020, says new iHealthcareAnalyst report - February 24, 2017
The global medical education publishing market is estimated to reach nearly USD 3.9 billion in 2020, expanding at a CAGR of 6.1% from 2016 to 2020. Interested parties may browse Medical Education Publishing Market by Electronic Media Publishing (Digital Textbooks and Reference Books, Distance Learning, Hospital Training, Mobile Applications,… Read More
PLOS releases annual update of milestones and highlights - February 23, 2017
Open access journal publisher PLOS has released an Annual Update of milestones and highlights. The Annual Update provides a centralised resource for those looking to understand more about who PLOS is and what they do with easy browsing through the year's achievements, links to quickly access… Read More
New ProQuest whitepaper highlights opportunities for collaboration between librarians and content aggregators - February 9, 2017
ProQuest's latest whitepaper 'Obstacles and Opportunities: Ebooks, Print and the Impact of Choice on Libraries and the Users They Serve' is now available for download. Focusing on the UK higher-education book market, the paper combines commentary from UK librarians with global data to highlight the complexities… Read More
Knowledge Unlatched and JSTOR partner to study usage of Open Access books - February 6, 2017
Knowledge Unlatched (KU), the Open Access initiative supporting monographs in the humanities and social sciences, and JSTOR, the digital library of academic journals, books, and primary sources, are partnering to study usage patterns in Open Access by cross-promoting KU titles. While… Read More
STM Online services to grow, says new Simba Information report - February 2, 2017
Media and publishing intelligence firm Simba Information has released a report, STM Online Services 2016-2020, according to which, online services continue to be the fastest growing of all content delivery segments, faster than journals and much faster than books. Before elimination of trading between publishers,… Read More
