Jayne Marks, Maverick’s Head of EMEA Business Development and a member of R2R’s 2025 advisory board, provides her thoughts on the recently completed R2R conference. The 2025 Researcher to Reader Conference was a lively event as usual offering an opportunity to hear from a variety of speakers across the scholarly publishing community. The event kicked […]
Insights from The London Book Fair 2025
The London Book Fair once again provided a platform for stimulating, insightful, and forward-thinking conversations about the state of scholarly publishing. It was fantastic to see the community come together. The smaller exhibitor area allocated to scholarly publishing did not stifle or hinder networking opportunities. Although there were fewer stands, there were still plenty of […]
New survey assesses the technology needs of small and medium-sized publishers
Maverick and Scholastica have partnered on a global survey, Technology Needs of Small and Medium Journal Publishers. The survey runs through June 5th and can be completed at the link below. The survey takes only a few minutes to complete, and the results will be compiled into an openly available report (no download form required). Its […]
Meet us at Researcher to Reader 2025
Are you heading to the Researcher to Reader 2025 Conference 25-26 February? If so, we hope you can make time to meet with Maverick’s Head of EMEA Business Development, Jayne Marks. If not, it is not too late to register. Researcher to Reader brings together a wide range of stakeholders to discuss the evolution of […]
Webinar: How to comply with the EAA
Enforcement of the European Accessibility Act (EAA) is less than a year away. To help organizations prepare, Typefi and Maverick Affiliate Senior Associate, Will Awad are teaming up on the upcoming webinar, “How to comply with the EAA.” One of the industry’s leading experts on digital accessibility, Will Awad, will discuss the European Accessibility Act […]
Jayne Marks joins R2R advisory board
The Researcher to Reader Conference has announced that Jayne Marks, Maverick’s Head of EMEA Business Development has been appointed to the Advisory Board for the 2025 Researcher to Reader Conference. Founded in 2016, R2R is a collaborative gathering that aims to be the premier forum for discussion of the international scholarly communications ecosystem, bringing knowledge […]
Researcher education at SSP 2024
Maverick CEO Rebecca Rinehart presented the poster “Integrating education in the research life cycle” at last week’s SSP Annual Meeting and provides her thoughts. The SSP poster sessions were well attended and offered a variety of perspectives. Maverick’s poster highlighted a model for researcher education that can be integrated into all of the touchpoints with […]
Integrating Researcher Education into the Research Life Cycle: A Continuum for fostering excellence in scholarly publishing
Researchers represent the core of scholarly publishing, yet many of them feel inadequately prepared to assume the increasingly complex role created for them by the current publishing environment. As scholarly publishing evolves to extend to new models, funder mandates, open scholarship, and data management, researchers must assume responsibility for new functions and processes for which […]
AI Efficiencies to Optimize Workflow from Submission to Publication: 3 Case Studies
Recently, the SSP hosted a webinar on how AI can improve efficiencies and optimise workflows in scholarly publishing. Avi Staiman (Academic Language Experts) hosted the event and was joined by key players in the industry, including Sarah Taylor (Springer Nature), Julia Kostova (Frontiers), Hong Zhou (Wiley Partner Solutions), and Dustin Smith (Hum). As you might […]
Three Senior Consultants Join Maverick
Maverick Publishing Specialists Ltd., has announced the addition of three Senior Consultants to the company’s global network of industry specialists. The newest additions bolster Maverick’s services in the areas of business strategy, journal acquisition, society and association publishing, marketing, and international markets. Gavin Jamieson, Senior Associate Gavin Jamieson has over 30 years’ experience working in […]