New study reveals characteristics of the ‘predatory’ scholarly publishing market - October 2, 2015
A study conducted by researchers from Hanken School of Economics and published in the open access journal BMC Medicine sheds new light on the volume and market characteristics of so-called ‘predatory’ scholarly journal publishing. The study shows the number of articles published in journals defined as such that have increased… Read More
Adaptive learning solutions have great potential but face barriers to adoption in the slow-moving world of education, notes Outsell report - September 25, 2015
Outsell, Inc., a research and advisory firm focused on media, information, and technology, has announced publication of a new report, Adaptive Learning: Best Practice Review and Future Outlook. The report shows that adaptive learning is rapidly becoming a central pillar of digital educational publishing, but that… Read More
Reference management tools essential to scientific and technical publishers’ customer strategy, reveals Simba report - September 22, 2015
A recent report from media and publishing intelligence firm Simba Information reveals that reference management tools such as Mendeley and ReadCube only generate 1% to 2% of scientific and technical journal sales, but publishers are betting on them in a big way to build deeper relationships… Read More
Stanford, MIT and Harvard top inaugural Reuters Top 100 ranking of the most innovative universities - September 17, 2015
Stanford University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University top the inaugural Reuters Top 100 ranking of the world’s most innovative universities. The Reuters Top 100 ranking aims to identify which institutions contribute the most to science and technology, and have the greatest impact on… Read More
Emerald reports 14 percent increase in article downloads from Emerald Insight since transition to Atypon’s Literatum platform - September 9, 2015
Academic publisher Emerald Group Publishing has reported a 14 percent increase in article downloads from Emerald Insight since the transition to Atypon's Literatum platform was completed in Quarter three of 2014. Statistics have been taken from an author satisfaction survey undertaken by Emerald. Emerald made… Read More
Center for Open Science’s Reproducibility Project finds several studies not replicable - August 31, 2015
A four-year study published in Science Magazine on August 27, 2015, found that fewer than half of 100 published findings of three prominent psychology journals were reproducible. The 270 researchers who collaborated on the Reproducibility Project: Psychology coordinated by the Center for Open Science (COS) -… Read More
K-12 parents welcome digital learning as a performance-improving and more cost-effective learning experience for their children, says McGraw-Hill survey - August 31, 2015
McGraw-Hill Education, a learning science company, has released the results of a survey, according to which, parents of K-12 and college-age students overwhelmingly support digital learning as a means to enhance the classroom learning experience for their children. When asked about digital learning, a resounding 91… Read More
The Charlesworth Group and The Publishers Association co-author major China market report - August 25, 2015
The Charlesworth Group has announced the publication of the PA Market Report: China, published by The Publishers Association ('The PA') and co-authored by The Group's Xiaoying Chu and international consultant Professor Paul Richardson. This new report claims to be the most… Read More
New BISG research shows significant traction for interactive learning tools and other forms of active learning - August 19, 2015
The Book Industry Study Group, Inc. (BISG) has just released new findings from surveys conducted in Spring 2015 and analyzed in two publications, Student Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education, Volume Five Report 2, and its companion study, Faculty Attitudes Toward Content in Higher Education. Both… Read More
Outsell, Inc. publishes new CEO Topics Report: Evaluating Automated Content Tools - August 17, 2015
Outsell, Inc., the research and advisory firm focused on media, information, and technology, has announced the publication of a new CEO Topics Report: Evaluating Automated Content Tools. The report shows how such technologies have made rapid advances and are now extending beyond content businesses to support… Read More
