Topic: Scholarly communication
Upcoming Event
July 14, 2025
Future of Scientific Publishing Conference
Ithaka S+R’s Roger Schonfeld will chair a panel at the Royal Society’s Future of Scientific Publishing Conference, focusing on what scholarly communication might look like in the next 15 years, if journals in their current format could cease to be the main publishable unit, and discussion of the role of preprints, disaggregation of the journal article, and the dissemination of research outside of academia. The panel will include Dr. Alex Freeman, Dr. Richard Sever, Dr. Ijad Madisch, and Professor…
Blog Post
February 11, 2025
Update: E-Book Publishing Research Study
In May 2024, we announced a new project to study the costs and benefits of emerging models in the monographs publishing landscape. Funded by the Mellon Foundation, the study looks to analyze the market fit of various models within the academic e-book sector to understand how these models are functioning for libraries and authors. As part of this project we are interviewing publishers and content aggregators as well as librarians. In our initial conversations with the first group, we…
Past 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.
Blog Post
November 18, 2024
The State of the Humanities
Reflecting on the World Humanities Report and Humanities in the United States
From the end of World War II through approximately 1980, this country’s market-driven system of higher education has been praised for its accessibility, absence of central authority, broad-based political support, multiple sources of revenue, and demographic, institutional and structural diversity. More recently, perceptions of declining affordability, diminishing pools of traditional-age students, the ongoing replacement of tenured and tenure-line faculty by adjunct instructors, and an unrelenting privatization of public higher education have, among many other issues, raised concerns about higher education’s…
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…
Past Event
November 15, 2024
Innovation and Shared Infrastructure in Artificial Intelligence Applications
At the 2024 CONCERT Conference, Roger Schonfeld will give a keynote speech on innovation and shared infrastructure in GenAI applications, sharing insights from Ithaka S+R research. The session will take place on November 15 at 9:30-10:30am. Visit the website to learn more.
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.
Past Event
October 17, 2024
AI in Museums and Museum Publishing
International Association of Museum Publishers Meeting
Roger Schonfeld will participate in a conversation on the use of artificial intelligence in museums and museum publishing, at the annual meeting of the International Association of Museum Publishers. The meeting will take place on October 17 from 3:00-5:00pm at the Frankfurt Book Fair in the Facette Conference Room, Hall 3. This year’s panel will focus on the topic of generative AI with the following colleagues: Peter M. Berkery, Executive Director, Association of University Presses Dr. Chantal Eschenfelder, Head…
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,…
Past Event
September 20, 2024
Communications Infrastructure
As we venture deeper into the digital era, the infrastructure underpinning scientific communication becomes increasingly vital. In a workshop a convening on “Access to science and scholarship,” funded by the National Science Foundation, Ithaka S+R’s Roger Schonfeld and panelists will investigate the current state of this infrastructure, including digital repositories, scholarly databases, and communication networks. The panel will discuss the requirements for a robust, secure, and flexible infrastructure that can support the diverse open science needs of…
Past Event
October 15, 2024
AI Readiness
STM Conference 2024
At the STM Conference 2024 on “Advancing Trusted Research in the AI Era” in Frankfurt, Ithaka S+R’s Roger Schonfeld will facilitate a panel on AI readiness. The panel is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, October 15 at 2:45pm. Learn more about the conference and see the full schedule.
Past Event
September 25, 2024
What’s Your Strategy If There’s No Platform?
The very nature of scholarly platforms faces uncertainty as influences like aggregation, open access mandates, and now AI have disrupted the way users experience research content. So what happens if platforms disappear entirely? If content discovery and usage occur outside of publisher-controlled venues? In a panel at Silverchair’s Platform Strategies 2024 Conference, Ithaka S+R’s Roger Schonfeld will discuss aspects like licensing, analytics, and the role of members in a possible disintermediated future. Join the session at 9:50am on September…
Past Event
October 8, 2024
Digital Commons International Conference 2024
Ithaka S+R’s Roger Schonfeld will be the keynote speaker for this year’s Digital Commons International Conference, on Tuesday, October 8. Learn more about the conference and register to gain insights from leading experts in libraries, scholarly communication, and digital preservation.
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…
Blog Post
January 29, 2024
Shared Infrastructure for the Second Digital Transformation of Scholarly Publishing
The scholarly publishing sector is undergoing its second digital transformation. In the first, we saw a massive shift from paper to digital, but otherwise publishing retained many of the characteristics of the print era. In this current second digital transformation, many of these structures, workflows, incentives, and outputs are being revamped in favor of new approaches that bring tremendous opportunities, and also non-trivial risks, to scholarly communication. In a report published today, with funding from…