The news from business school leaders meeting in Seattle this week was simple: AACSB + ICAM = AI. To translate, it was the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) annual get-together, known as the International Conference and Meetings (ICAM), and the focus was very much on Artificial Intelligence. And by focus, while the … Continue reading Letters from America: AI
Hijack!
A question Cabells is often asked about the coverage of journals in its database products is, ‘How do you find out about them?’ This is not an easy question to answer, as there are so many reasons for a journal to come to our attention, for good or bad – editor recommendation, new launch, author … Continue reading Hijack!
Out of time
This week, hundreds of librarians, publishers, and vendors have congregated in the UK city of Glasgow to attend the annual UK Serials Group (UKSG). A fixture on the scholarly communications events circuit for many years, there was a clear sense this year that things are under strain, and a once vibrant industry is going through … Continue reading Out of time
Finding your compass
When US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld uttered his now-famous speech about what we know and don’t know in the early 2000s, it is fair to say there was a good deal of mockery. Not only did it sound extremely odd, it also didn’t seem to make sense initially. What on earth are ‘known unknowns’ … Continue reading Finding your compass
Look before you leap
Einstein defined madness as doing the same thing again and again while expecting a different result. Current world events may lend support to this particular theory, but it is certainly not a new phenomenon. Indeed, one of the wisest lessons for authors is more than 2,500 years old. Aesop was believed to have been a … Continue reading Look before you leap
Predatory journals: The view from Brazil
Global academic publishing can often be reminiscent of the tale of the black swan. In England in the 17th century, a ‘black swan’ was a metaphor for a rare or impossible event, that was until 1697 when Dutch explorers found black swans happily swimming around in what is now called Western Australia. The shock of … Continue reading Predatory journals: The view from Brazil
What’s in a name?
In 2016, an online poll was set up in the UK to name a new, multi-million-pound research vessel. Many good suggestions were made, but once ‘Boaty McBoatface’ was suggested online, it started to garner huge support and eventually won a third of all the votes cast. Embarassed, the UK government decided to call it the … Continue reading What’s in a name?
WASET of time
This week’s blog is based on an email Cabells received recently from an academic in Tunisia expressing their concern regarding a conference they had submitted papers to, and guidance on how to withdraw their submissions. This is a common situation that researchers find themselves in, and with the kind permission of Professor Chokri Ben Salah, … Continue reading WASET of time
Next-level decisions
After several years in development, Cabells launches its new Journalytics STEM product today, offering the same next-level journal data as its companion Academic and Medicine products to support the best possible decision-making across STEM subjects. It’s taken time to put together Journalytics STEM simply because there are a lot of journals to review, curate, and assess in this field, with well over 7,000 journals included across science, … Continue reading Next-level decisions
Cabells launches Journalytics STEM – verified journal database to optimize publishing decisions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBEAUMONT, TX: Cabells – a US-based information services company – is launching Journalytics STEM, the latest in its suite of powerful and trusted database products to support researchers and institutions in optimizing decision-making for publications. With Journalytics STEM, Cabells has taken the successful formula it has developed with Journalytics Academic and Journalytics Medicine … Continue reading Cabells launches Journalytics STEM – verified journal database to optimize publishing decisions