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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 […]

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Publishing’s increasing dark shadow of cyber threats

The evolution of publishing has been dynamic, marked by pivotal inventions like the Gutenberg Press around 1440. This trajectory continued with the advent of the internet in the 1990s, which transformed content distribution and enabled global reach. Technological advancements have created a seismic shift in digital publishing, resulting in a landscape rich with diverse content, […]

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AI Overlays: A challenge for website accessibility

In recent years, AI-powered web accessibility solutions, referred to as overlays, have become increasingly popular, marketed as quick and cost-effective ways to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). These AI-based overlay products offer quick fixes for making websites accessible by optimizing for screen readers, improving keyboard […]

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Journal Performance Analysis: Navigating Global Publishing Shifts and Impact Factors

In recent years, China has looked to position itself as the world’s largest producer of scientific knowledge, and the data certainly seems to support this.1 As of September 22, 2024, figures from Incites, based on Web of Science documents, show that China led global academic production with 1,293,317 publications and a remarkable 2,792,765 citations for […]

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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 […]

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Peer Review: tools, training, and integration

Research integrity, artificial intelligence (AI), and peer review have become inextricably linked. The same technologies that can be used to generate content are now being put to use to safeguard it and to help identify large-scale ‘bad actors’ in the scholarly research system according to Nancy Roberts, Maverick’s  Head of Technology & Content. Fortunately, publishers […]

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Peer review from a researcher’s perspective

Maverick Affiliate Senior Associate, Maria Machado is co-chair of Peer Review Week 2024. In a new post for Maverick’s peer review series, Maria draws upon her extensive experience as a writer, peer reviewer, and auditor to highlight some of the peer review issues faced by researchers and editors along with her recommendations for solutions. In […]

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Introducing Strategic Sales Transformation

Maverick is excited to introduce a new service offering, Strategic Sales Transformation, led by Affiliate Senior Associate, Lisa McCarthy. In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, staying ahead of the curve is crucial. Lisa and her team specialize in transforming sales teams into digitally confident, innovative, and highly effective units. Their tailored solutions are designed to […]

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Accessibility compliance in Denmark and Lithuania

Maverick Affiliate Senior Associate, Will Awad has written extensively about the European Accessibility Act (EAA) and its goal of removing barriers to products, services, and infrastructure for individuals in Europe affected by disabilities. In Breaking Down Barriers: An Overview of the European Accessibility Act and Its Implementation Across the EU Countries (Ireland and Germany), Will […]

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