tag: Scholarly publishing
Upcoming Event
January 14, 2025
Breaking Out of the Publishing Straightjacket
Rethinking Scholarly Outputs
In a session at the Academic Publishing in Europe conference on “Scholarly Communication: Reframing the Dialogue,” Ithaka S+R’s Roger Schonfeld will moderate a panel conversation with Hemai Parthasarathy, Nandita Quaderi, and Anita de Waard that will explore how innovative formats and distribution methods are revolutionizing scholarly communication, reshaping research assessment and impact. Learn more about the session, on January 14, 2025.
Past Event
November 20, 2024
AI in Scholarly Publishing
Society for Scholarly Publishing AI Interest Group
Ithaka S+R’s Tracy Bergstrom will speak at the Society of Scholarly Publishing’s AI Interest Group on Wednesday, November 20th. The group provides a space for those interested in discussing the intersections of artificial intelligence and scholarly publishing.
Past Event
November 13, 2024
Generative AI and Scholarly Publishing
Ithaka S+R has conducted several major studies in the past year on the scholarly publishing landscape during a time of rapid technological change. There is no better example of how rapid and radical this pace is than generative AI tools, which have moved from the margins to a focal point of scholarly publishing in little more than one year. The implications for libraries, and for librarians in their support of researchers creating connections and meaning through the usage of emerging…
Blog Post
October 30, 2024
What Does Generative AI Mean for Scholarly Publishing?
Over the past 24 months, generative AI has become inescapable. As a tool that is capable of generating content, its implications for how scholarly research is conducted and for scholarly publishing and communication are potentially transformative. What is not yet clear is how transformative this impact will be, and which areas of scholarly communication may see more rapid and revolutionary change than others. In a report published today, with funding from STM Solutions and six of its member organizations, we…
Research Report
October 30, 2024
A Third Transformation?
Generative AI and Scholarly Publishing
For this report, we interviewed leaders in stakeholder communities about the potential impact of generative AI on scholarly publishing . The consensus among the individuals with whom we spoke is that generative AI will enable efficiency gains across the publication process. Writing, reviewing, editing, and discovery will all become easier and faster. Both scholarly publishing and scientific discovery in turn will likely accelerate. From that shared premise, two distinct categories of change emerged from our interviews. In the first and…
Past Event
October 17, 2024
Micro-Conference with The Scholarly Kitchen
Society for Scholarly Publishing
Join the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) and The Scholarly Kitchen (TSK) Chefs for the latest in what’s trending in scholarly and academic publishing at the Hall 4.0 Academic Stage on October 17 at the Frankfurt Book Fair. In collaboration with Frankfurter Buchmesse, SSP and TSK will offer two insightful sessions exploring the with chefs, both offering a primer on current issues and providing insights on the future. Speakers include Ithaka S+R’s Roger Schonfeld and Todd Carpenter, David Crotty,Robert Harington, Lisa Janicke HinchCliffe, Charlie Rapple,…
Blog Post
May 21, 2024
Research Study on E-Book Publishing
Announcing a New Project from Ithaka S+R
The landscape of scholarly monograph publishing has become increasingly complex, with some business models straddling digital and print realms and others guided by the principles of open access. While the transition towards e-books has prompted numerous publishers to establish proprietary platforms for hosting their content, distribution and aggregation services remain pivotal within this ecosystem.
Blog Post
April 23, 2024
Generative AI and Scholarly Publishing
Announcing a New Research Project
Over the past several years, Ithaka S+R has conducted several major studies on the scholarly publishing landscape during a time of rapid technological change. There is no better example of how rapid and radical this pace is than generative AI tools, which have moved from the margins to a focal point of scholarly publishing in little more than one year. Last spring, we conducted interviews with publishers, librarians, advocates, analysts, funders, and policymakers as the horizons of possibility and risk…
Past Event
April 24, 2024
A Report from the Future
STM US Conference 2024
At the annual STM US Conference in Washington DC, Roger Schonfeld and Tracy Bergstrom will share insights and findings from the Ithaka S+R report on The Second Digital Transformation of Scholarly Publishing, unpacking strategic context and shared infrastructure. The session will take place on Wednesday April 24, 2024 at 10:15-10:45am. See the full conference schedule to learn more.
Past Event
March 22, 2024
Breaking Boundaries: Is Open Access Truly Open to All?
Karger in Conversation
Ithaka S+R’s Roger Schonfeld will participate in a thought-provoking panel discussion that aims to critically examine whether open access, despite its advancements, is only halfway towards achieving its goals. By exploring how knowledge can be both accessible an understandable beyond academic spheres, the panel hopes to initiate a dialogue that will shape the next steps in the open access and open science movement. The webinar will also address topics including: Assessing the extent to which open access reaches diverse global…
Past Event
December 1, 2023
Enhancing Public Access to the Results of Research Supported by the Department of Health and Human Services
From November 30 through December 1, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine will hold a public workshop to inform the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other agencies as they develop or update policies to enhance public access to the results of research funded by the Department of Health and Human Services (HSS). The workshop will cover topics related to scholarly publications, convening authors, researchers, libraries, scholarly publishers, students, and educators. At 10:00am on Friday, December 1, Ithaka…
Past Event
November 6, 2023
Large Publishing Organizations
2023 Charleston Conference
The largest publishing organizations in the research sector grapple with some vital issues because of their scale, helping to drive the agenda for others while also being targeted for influence and advocacy on several important issues. A plenary panel at the 2023 Charleston Conference moderated by Roger Schonfeld will bring together executive leaders from some of these largest publishing organizations to discuss a few of the biggest issues facing scholarship and scholarly communication in the decade ahead. The session…
Past Event
April 12, 2023
The Nelson Memo… Now What?
The US OSTP’s Nelson Memo, which requires immediate public access to federally funded research papers, sent a shockwave across the scholarly communications landscape. Now that the first policy implementations of the memo are out, what impacts will it have on different stakeholders in our community? A panel of publishers and librarians, including Ithaka S+R’s Roger Schonfeld alongside Colette Bean, Angel Cochran, Steven Inchcoombe, and Barbara Rockenbach, will reflect on how they plan to support researchers and what these changes mean…
Past Event
March 22, 2023
Journals and Public Access to Research Data
Session at the 2023 NAS Journal Summit
Ithaka S+R’s Dylan Ruediger will present at the 2023 National Academy of Sciences Journal Summit in a session focusing on US OSTP federal policy to require public access to the data underlying published papers. The panel will discuss the implications of the new policy for journals, research infrastructure, and research culture. Other participants include Brian HItson, Jasna Markovac, Jennifer Gibson, Brooks Hanson, Anita de Waard, and Andrew Ewald. See the 2023 NAS Journal Summit Agenda to learn more.