Silverchair Buys ScholarOne from Clarivate
Analysis from Roger Schonfeld on today’s news that Silverchair is buying ScholarOne from Clarivate, a transaction that realigns infrastructure and allows each to focus on its strengths.
Scary Times for Research Journals
A new launch suggests that the death of the research journal might not mean their end….
Scholarly Publishing: The Elephant (And Other Wildlife) In The Room
Journal-based scholarly communication needs a structural change
Guest Post — Upholding the Integrity of Open Science
As preprints become an increasingly integral part of scholarly communication, can automated screening tools improve their reliability and preprint servers’ operational efficiency?
Guest Post: This Open Access Week Theme Has a Distinguished History
Some thoughts on this year’s Open Access Week theme, “community over commercialization.”
Leveraging Transformative Agreements for Research Integrity
Publishers need institutions as partners in addressing research integrity issues. Transformative agreements provide an ideal framework for fostering these partnerships.
A Celebration of Developmental Biology
In celebration of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, we offer this short film on The Fascinating World of Developmental Biology.
Guest Post: Exploring the “Hopes and Fears” About Generative Artificial Intelligence in Web Scale Discovery
A new survey seeks to better understand the risks and benefits of GenAI in the discovery ecosystem.
Guest Post: ALPSP Annual Conference and Awards 2024 — My Top Playlist out of Manchester
A look back at this year’s ALPSP Conference.
Tracking the Licensing of Scholarly Content to LLMs
We have developed a tool to track publisher deals to license scholarly content for use as training data by LLMs
Sustainability: When Being Small Is Big Enough To Create A Legacy
How can smaller publishers support the Sustainable Development Goals?
Ahoy! Why is English Awash in Nautical Terms?
Why is the English language so filled with nautical terms?
The Chicken or Egg Problem — Should Publishers Mandate Graphical Abstracts or Let Authors Lead the Way?
If we want to broaden the audience base for research outputs, then authors need to explore more visual formats for readers to consume. The graphical abstract is one such format.
Guest Post — Overcoming Skepticism Through Experimentation: The Role of AI in Transforming Peer Review
AI offers great potential, but also raises significant concerns when it comes to its use in peer review. Experimentation with AI is needed to find the right role for it in the process.
PLOS’s Next Big Thing
In this post, Alice Meadows shares some thoughts about PLOS’s recently announced R&D project to help overcome the lack of recognition for Open Science contributions, and the lack of affordability for researchers.