Whatever your political persuasion, in recent times it seems apparent that things are not quite how they should be. Things are never perfect, of course, but no matter your views, there appears to be a groundswell of opinion that things need to change. And with social media turbocharging our keyboard warrior tendencies, we also need … Continue reading Beer, Chips and System Failures
The Most Important Number in Publishing?
Happy 50th birthday to ISSN! Yes, this week marks the half-century of ISSN International Centre, the body that manages the identifications of serial publications globally. Originally known as the International Serials Data System (ISDS), it was set up jointly by the UNESCO and France in 1975, and has been based in Paris ever since. The … Continue reading The Most Important Number in Publishing?
When Academia Takes on Journalism… and Falls Short
This month has seen two articles published and garner significant attention on the predatory publishing phenomenon, highlighting many of the problems it creates for scholarly communications and society in general. Both articles are well argued, making interesting points and revealing core truths about predatory journals. So, what’s the problem? One of them is wrong. Not … Continue reading When Academia Takes on Journalism… and Falls Short
Peer Review: Weak?
Now a fixture in the scholarly communications calendar, Peer Review Week has become one of those pivots that for many people, the year revolves around. Like children going back to school after the summer break, or the inexorable slowdown ahead of Christmas, this week in mid-September serves as a reflection point on what has gone … Continue reading Peer Review: Weak?
Momentous Moment for Manchester Meet-up
Tomorrow I will have the honor of giving a lightning talk at the annual ALPSP Conference in my home city of Manchester in the UK. This is not just a highlight for me, but for those in the publishing community who are able to visit this wonderful city. As usual, there is much to delight … Continue reading Momentous Moment for Manchester Meet-up
No Summer Break for Scholarly Communications: AI, Integrity, and Policy Updates
For those in the media, the summer months have habitually taken on a rose-tinted hue, not all ascribable to the pink-coloured wine that is so popular at this time of year. No, as the weather gets warmer and readers go on holiday to get away from all the bad news that permeates through the media … Continue reading No Summer Break for Scholarly Communications: AI, Integrity, and Policy Updates
Remember Who the Bad Guys Are
Close followers of recent geopolitics will be forgiven for wondering if the good guys and bad guys of the traditional world order have been swapping sides. When a dictator who has invaded a country gets praised while some of the oldest democracies are attacked for their positions, it’s tempting to slap yourself about the face … Continue reading Remember Who the Bad Guys Are
AI’s Impact on Management Education: More from AOM 2025
This week Simon Linacre presents our second blog post from the Academy of Management Annual Meeting held in Copenhagen at the end of July. After focusing on geopolitical changes and their impact on business schools last week, this week we turn to technological change, in particular the latest hot takes on AI and management education. … Continue reading AI’s Impact on Management Education: More from AOM 2025
An Answer to the Hardest Question: Where Will You Publish?
Today sees the launch of CompassAI, a new feature for Cabells users which utilises AI to match journals to their article abstracts. Here, Simon Linacre takes us through the latest tool to help researchers in their publishing quest. Publishers have long been obsessed with understanding the psychology behind authors’ decisions to publish in certain … Continue reading An Answer to the Hardest Question: Where Will You Publish?
Full-Court Press
Scholarly communications as an industry is nothing if not symbiotic. Publishers, authors, institutions, and information providers are part of a dynamic web, constantly adding complex structures to an already labyrinthine universe of academic endeavor. As a result, those actors operating from within these interconnected systems need to behave – or at least they should behave … Continue reading Full-Court Press