Many organizations throughout the scholarly publishing industry have embraced diversity as a key goal for the upcoming years. However, promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is often easier said than done. Many organizations and individuals struggle to understand where to start or how to create quantifiable, meaningful improvement. In this post, we’ve compiled some of … Continue reading Promoting Diversity in Scholarly Publishing: Toolkits and Resources
The ORCiD: A Universal Persistent Identifier for Authors
In recent years, the term ‘ORCiD’ has become increasingly common throughout the research publication disciplines. Here, we’ll discuss the purpose, utility, current state, and potential future problems of ORCiD numbers in medical research. What is ORCiD? ORCiD, standing for Open Researcher & Contributor ID, is an international cross-disciplinary registry that assigns authors a unique identifying number that … Continue reading The ORCiD: A Universal Persistent Identifier for Authors
PRW 2023: “Peer Review and The Future of Publishing”
Each year, our team at Cabells celebrates Peer Review Week (PRW) and recognizes the fact that so much of the work we do each day revolves around peer review, which is the backbone of scholarly communication and the key to maintaining research quality. The theme this year for PRW is “Peer Review and the Future … Continue reading PRW 2023: “Peer Review and The Future of Publishing”
Originality in Academic Writing: The Blurry Lines Between Similarity, Plagiarism, and Paraphrasing
Across disciplines, most manuscripts submitted to academic journals undergo a plagiarism check as part of the evaluation process. Authors are widely aware of the industry’s intolerance for plagiarism; however, most of us don’t receive any specific education about what plagiarism is or how to avoid it. Here, we’ll discuss what actually constitutes plagiarism, understand the … Continue reading Originality in Academic Writing: The Blurry Lines Between Similarity, Plagiarism, and Paraphrasing
Catch Us If You Can
The theme of last month’s AACSB International Conference and Annual Meeting (ICAM) – a can’t miss event for Cabells every year – was “Pathways to Impact” and thought leaders and educators from the world of business gathered in Chicago to share the pathways their organizations are taking to positively impact society. We were thrilled to … Continue reading Catch Us If You Can
Current and Future Trends of the Academic Publishing Industry’s Environmental Effects
As the academic publishing industry becomes increasingly cognizant of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and begins to develop best practices for weaving sustainability into our operations, it’s crucial that we acknowledge the environmental effects of our industry. By reviewing those effects along with shifts in the industry, we can project—and influence—our future trajectory … Continue reading Current and Future Trends of the Academic Publishing Industry’s Environmental Effects
SDG Publishers Compact Fellows and HESI to Hold Sustainable Solutions Summit
Immediate action is the only hope for realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by (or anywhere near) 2030. The SDGs are 17 interlinked targets put forth by the United Nations in 2015 as the backbone of its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. According to The Sustainable Development Goals Report for 2022, the SDGs are in … Continue reading SDG Publishers Compact Fellows and HESI to Hold Sustainable Solutions Summit
The Predator Effect: Understanding the Past, Present and Future of Deceptive Academic Journals
During his time working at Cabells, predatory publishing practices turned into a near obsession for Simon Linacre - so much so, he wrote a book about it: The Predator Effect. Here he shares details of the book, and how predatory journals could form part of a publishing ethics crisis. In a recent conversation with a … Continue reading The Predator Effect: Understanding the Past, Present and Future of Deceptive Academic Journals
Talkin’ SDGs in Charleston and The Netherlands
Last month, Cabells was lucky enough to attend two of our favorite conferences – the Charleston Library Conference, appropriately held in beautiful Charleston, South Carolina, and GBSN Beyond, the annual conference of the Global Business School Network (GBSN), this year held in The Netherlands. We were excited to attend the events not just due to … Continue reading Talkin’ SDGs in Charleston and The Netherlands
“Building a More Connected Scholarly Community” at #SSP2022
The theme of the Society for Scholarly Publishing’s (SSP) 44th Annual Meeting, which kicks off today and runs through Friday, is “Building a More Connected Scholarly Community.” It has been (and has felt like) a long, COVID-‘inspired’ two years’ worth of remote work, Zoom meetings, and virtual conferences. While not fully out of the woods … Continue reading “Building a More Connected Scholarly Community” at #SSP2022