[…] an obvious benefit to end-users that it is often surprising how long it takes for some consolidations to deliver on workflow benefits. We have seen many examples of consolidations that stand to improve user workflow. For example, following their acquisitions […]
[…] are instructive, because Elsevier (in these materials sometimes called RELX’s STM unit) receives a higher percentage of its business from workflow platforms and tools (in other words, outside primary publishing) of any publisher. From these public materials, we can see […]
At the 3rd Generative AI Summit in London, global leaders and companies shared how they’re embedding generative AI into strategies, workflows, and products for commercial success, operational efficiency, and competitive advantage. Here, we’d like to share key takeaways and insights […]
In the shift beyond content licensing and towards supporting researcher workflow, Elsevier has few competitors. A key question is whether Digital Science and SpringerNature should be understood strategically as one company, or two. Who owns Digital Science?
What uses for artificial intelligence (AI) might we expect outside of the publication workflow? Some answers to this question can be found through the lenses of sustainability, justice, and resilience.
[…] More Scientific Foundations Integrity products are rapidly converging, and not always for the better. Too many offerings differentiate on UI, workflow, or clever prompt engineering, while relying on the same underlying signals. My wish for startups and their investors is […]
[…] research, ranging from the use of AI by authors in parts of the research to complete automation of the research workflow. The Phantom Menace: Automated AI Scientists and Hidden Pitfalls “AI scientist” systems, which autonomously generate hypotheses, execute experiments, and […]
[…] conference content ends up in a journal within 2 years. The lowest hanging fruit here is connecting your conference content workflow to journal submissions, not only to capture as much of the 40% in society titles specifically, but also to […]
[…] with many business leaders, publishers face increasingly more uncertain environments, with constantly evolving policies and best practices, and largely people-driven workflows, leading to higher employee turnover, and burned-out authors, reviewers, and staff. It seems that in the future of peer […]
[…] Approach (MECA) – what problems would be solved if we followed this new set of recommendations? Tony Alves: Two specific workflows precipitated the formation of MECA, focused on reducing the effort of authors during the submission process, and allowing reviewers […]
[…] of the process. So, your view is that creating a taxonomy doesn’t necessarily imply a value judgement over whether one workflow is better or has more integrity than another. Lois: Correct! What’s best for one journal, publisher, or field is […]
[…] of your authors and readers! Last but not least, I’ve used journal publishing as my example here, as it’s the workflow that I’m most familiar with. But all forms of peer review should be similarly transparent in terms of their […]
[…] the new market entrants’ approach. As Roger Schonfeld has noted, competition for content is moving steadily upstream in the research workflow. In this context, it is striking to note how few publishers have sought to develop their own preprint servers, […]
[…] strategy needs to address all three of these key elements in the same way. In recent years, some publishers and workflow providers have attempted to move towards a model that separates content distribution from the business issues of pricing and […]
[…] AI in the Editorial and Peer Review Process Currently, AI tools are being used in various stages of the publishing workflow, including in peer review, where several tools are emerging. These tools help save both manual and cognitive effort through […]