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 […]
Beyond the horizon: Challenges and opportunities of tomorrow
In Maverick’s 2024 trends report, we identified several factors shaping the industry’s evolution. These included the continued growth of OA adoption, the lack of resilience in the financial framework, and emerging challenges to the credibility and integrity of the scholarly record. These foundational dynamics remain influential and continue to underpin many of the key trends […]
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 […]
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 […]
Actual Intelligence (AI) vs Artificial Intelligence (AI) in alternative text writing
In the world of digital accessibility, alternative text (alt text) for images stands out as a main and crucial element. In backlist conversion, the alt text is vital to ensure content inclusivity for people with visual impairments. Alt text is not such a tick box or a technical feature; it is the link that connects […]
Insights on an evolving 2024 landscape
The start of the new year provides an opportune time to explore key trends that Maverick forecasts as having a significant impact on scholarly publishing in 2024. We’ve pinpointed three interconnected pivotal factors driving shifts in the industry: • The evolving incentive to support higher education and R&D activities within a digital and decentralized economy […]
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 […]
The role of AI in research integrity
Research integrity breaches present significant financial and reputational risks for publishers, as shown by the recent detection of paper mill activity in published articles, causing much upheaval in the industry. And while those outside the industry wring their hands and wonder how this could happen, those of us on the inside know that the challenges […]
A strong finish to 2023
2023 will soon be coming to a close but there is still plenty of time to accomplish all of your goals and finish the year strong. We are currently executing a number of short-term projects for many of our clients before their 2023 budget window closes and can do the same for you. Scholarly publishing […]
A mine of information – why TDM presents a challenge for publishers
Publishers and information specialists can’t have failed to notice that AI has been all over the news the past few weeks. From debate about ChatGPT being able to deliver a reasonably standard undergrad essay, to artists’ and writers’ concerns about copyright issues as other AI systems scrape their work to produce mashups for other users, […]