I was fortunate to attend the annual Charleston Conference last week, and in addition to the lovely weather and beautiful surroundings of South Carolina in early November, I was able to enjoy a vibrant and serious-minded event against a backdrop of unprecedented challenges. While there was an overall mood of deep concern for librarianship, there … Continue reading Is the Article *Really* Dead?
What Does ‘Beta’ Even Mean?
For those of us who have been in scholarly communications for a number of years, one of the most noticeable shifts in the industry has been the use of language and how it has morphed from being almost historical in nature to being at the cutting edge of the ‘tech bro’ vernacular. These days in … Continue reading What Does ‘Beta’ Even Mean?
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?
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
Predators Lurk Closer to Home
There is an assumption held by many that predatory journals are a problem that only affects other people. A bit like a tropical disease or rare syndrome, it is something that is known to afflict others, but not you, your family, or your friends and colleagues. In the case of predatory publishing practices, this might … Continue reading Predators Lurk Closer to Home
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?
Cabells Launches Beta of CompassAI – High-powered Journal Matching Tool for Authors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BEAUMONT, TX: Cabells – a US-based information services company – has launched CompassAI, a powerful and useful tool to help researchers and institutions optimize decision-making for where they publish. With CompassAI, Cabells has taken the latest AI technology and overlaid it onto its highly regarded Journalytics and Predatory Reports databases. The result … Continue reading Cabells Launches Beta of CompassAI – High-powered Journal Matching Tool for Authors
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
Have Business Schools Found Their Way Back Yet?
Twenty years ago, almost to the day, an article was published in the Harvard Business Review that, at the time, sent shockwaves throughout the business school world. Rarely has the phrase ‘Emperor’s new clothes’ been used so aptly, as you could almost hear the hiss around campuses as inflated reputations suddenly lost their status. Written … Continue reading Have Business Schools Found Their Way Back Yet?