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Guest Post — Challenges in Academic Publishing Amid War: ISSN Issues in Ukraine Threaten Research Integrity

Recently, a group of Ukrainian researchers uncovered serious violations in the use of ISSN identifiers by journals operating in temporarily occupied territories, revealing systematic misuse of academic infrastructure and promoting narratives hostile to Ukraine.

  • By Frances Pinter
  • Feb 25, 2025
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  • Time To Read: 5 mins

Kitchen Essentials: An Interview with Gaelle Bequet of ISSN International Centre (ISSN IC)

Today, Alice Meadows talks to Gaelle Bequet, Director of the ISSN International Centre, for our ongoing Kitchen Essentials series, featuring interviews with leaders of scholarly infrastructure organizations.

  • By Alice Meadows
  • Apr 22, 2024
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  • Time To Read: 6 mins

Content Platform Migrations Cause Headaches. Can We Avoid Some of the Pain?

Libraries and individual subscribers to journals have seen the problems that can occur when a publication moved or was sold from one publisher to another. Perhaps there would be an editorial change, leading to delayed issues. Perhaps all the subscription […]

  • By Todd A Carpenter
  • Mar 4, 2019
  • 1 Comment
  • Time To Read: 3 mins

Nuts and Bolts: The Super Long List of Things to Do When Starting a New Journal     

Launching a new journal is a lot of work. This post looks at the basic “to do” list of logistical details that need to be done to successfully launch a new journal.

  • By Angela Cochran
  • Aug 4, 2016
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  • Time To Read: 9 mins

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