It is the season of reports and trends. This week we highlight the STM Future Trends 2020 provides publishers insights on the currents affecting them.   — Kimberly Hoffman

Have you noticed a new slide inserted into many presentations lately? “What keeps me/you – insert field or job here – awake at night?” Librarians might say it is the high costs and complexity of content subscriptions. Today’s article Slow and Steady – Taking Time to Think in the Age of Rapid Publishing Cycles by Read More

Just a note as we begin our new academic year. This blog space seeks highlight issues in scholarly communication including open access publishing, research data and alt-metrics. Here is something to think about this week: Is Google the next big player in scholarly publishing? How ‘Google Science’ could transform academic publishing In part, whether Google Read More