News & Trends
SLIDE DECK : Nuggets of wisdom from industry thought leaders
2017 was an eventful year for everyone in academic publishing. The year witnessed many trend-setting changes and new practices, keeping many of us on our toes. Throughout the year, we interviewed many thought leaders in the scholarly publishing industry to get a sense of their views on these trends and changes. In this SlideShare presentation, we bring you extracts from their interviews and the advice they shared to help you. Did you find these extracts useful? Was there any one which particularly stood out for you? We’d love you hear from you! If you’d like to share your thoughts and opinions with us, please post them in the comments section below.
Dec 30, 2017
SLIDE DECK : Authors write notes of appreciation for peer reviewers
The theme of Peer Review Week 2016 was “Recognize Review,” and the global scholarly publishing community got together to talk about recognizing or incentivizing peer reviewers. Celebrating the theme, we asked our authors to share small notes of appreciation for reviewers. This slide deck compiles some of the responses we received, which show the important role peer review and reviewers play in the academic publishing system. During Peer Review Week 2016, we also shared these individually on Twitter using the hashtag #DearReviewer. Do you have anything to say? If you’re an author and would like to share a note for reviewers based on your own publishing experience, feel free to leave a comment below. You might also be interested in reading our posts about reviewer recognition:Is being a peer reviewer a kind of recognition in itself? Is the Publons system of recognition the way forward for peer review?
Nov 15, 2016
SLIDE DECK : Academic publishing advice from industry experts
2015 was a busy year for the academic publishing world, with many trend-setting practices, significant discoveries, and innovations. During the year, we spoke to several experts from the publishing industry to know their thoughts about these trends. Here, we bring you extracts of the knowledge they shared to help you get first-hand advice on academic publication. Do you have any questions/comments for our experts? Share your questions/comments for our experts in the comment box below. We will share your question/comment with the expert you’d like to talk to and also get them to respond to you. Do remember to mention the name of the expert you’d like to reach out to: for example, @Mark Hahnel: I have a question on data management…
Jan 4, 2016
