China ‘is funding 20 new English-language journals a year,’ according to the UK’s Publishing Association report out this week. At the same time, concern is expressed about ‘ideological control.’
A Swiss Academic Powerhouse Steps Onto the World Stage
The CEO of Peter Lang, an international publishing group, is now one of six owners pivoting the company to face outward from Bern. Four years ago, she says, the company was ‘very good at hiding.’
STM Publishing Continues to Drive Revenue, Innovation
Valued at $35 billion annually, STM publishing can rightly pride itself on its history of being innovative — a tradition that is only getting stronger.
On Automating Metadata Extraction for Academic Publishing
SourceHOV argues that artificial intelligence can obviate the need for publishers to manually create metadata tags and significantly streamline workflows.
The Next Wave of Open Access: 5 More Predictions for 2016
For Open Access Week, Rob Johnson, founder and director of Research Consulting, offers five more predictions for Open Access Publishing in 2016.
The Next Wave of Open Access: 5 Predictions for 2016
To mark the start of Open Access Week, Rob Johnson, founder and director of Research Consulting, offers five predictions for Open Access publishing in 2016.
Springer Nature Introduces New Brand to Frankfurt
The result of a merger, Springer Nature is a global powerhouse in STM and academic publishing. The new brand was on display at the 2015 Frankfurt Book Fair.
Monika Dommann’s Book on Copyright History Wins Translation Grant
Monika Dommann’s book on copyright history has won translation funding from the German grant program, Geisteswissenschaften International.
Languages Gap, Existing Networks Forestall More US Translations
A publisher and a translator assert the lack of languages among professionals and big network of established authors forestall more translations in the US.
Global Philosophy Publishers Exchange Best Practices in Germany
Who knew academics were so active on social media? International nonfiction and philosophy publishers discuss that and other topics in a series of meetings.